I am grateful to Mr. Sergio Vieira de Mello for his very comprehensive briefing to us.
We would like to confirm our support for the humanitarian activities of the United Nations, including the work of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Russia provides political and practical s…
Recent years have been characterized by an active evolution in the theory and practice of international peacekeeping. This is an objective process. The enormity and complexity of the tasks facing us in that area dictate the need for a constant improvement of the mechanisms for preventing and settlin…
Today’s meeting is taking place at a time when Iraq is being subjected to massive missile and bomb strikes by the armed forces of the United States and the United Kingdom. There have been casualties, valuable material goods have been destroyed and a threat has been created to peace and security not …
It is hard to be brief when talking about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, for its role in the defense of the ideals it proclaimed in the modern world is too significant. It was the first international instrument in history to have universal significance in the field of human rights, empha…
Speaking from this rostrum almost a year ago, the representative of Russia noted various encouraging signs with regard to the situation in and around Afghanistan. Those signs were related to direct contacts between Taliban members and certain members of the Government coalition; to intensified effor…
The Russian Federation came forward with the initiative to have the Security Council adopt a new resolution on Afghanistan designed to give an assessment of the present phase of the Afghan conflict.
Disregarding the will of the international community that they cooperate for a peaceful settlement o…
This past year has been noteworthy for the further substantial progress in the development of practical cooperation between the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the United Nations. Without exaggeration, one can say that cooperation carried out under Chapter VIII of the …
The General Assembly is again considering the situation in the Middle East, one of the most complex and long-standing problems of our time. The international community has been anxiously following developments in the region over the past year, noting with hope any positive shifts and reacting with c…
At the outset, I would like to express once again the Russian delegation's gratitude to Secretary-General Kofi Annan for initiating the United Nations reform process, which literally encompasses all its structures. Some of the reforms have already been successfully completed and some are under opera…
Another year of laborious search for the sought-after formula of Security Council enlargement provides convincing evidence that, as one of the key aspects of the United Nations reform, this matter, which is extremely important to the interests of the majority of States and the future of the Organiza…
I am glad to welcome Mrs. Ogata once again to the Security Council.
I have two comments and two questions. My first comment is very simple: we share your assessment, Mr. President, of the briefing which was just given to us by Mrs. Ogata, and we reaffirm our support for the activities of the Office…
In the development of the situation in the Serbian region of Kosovo, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, a new, important stage has been reached, opening up prospects for a political solution of the Kosovo problem. Thanks to the energetic coordinated efforts of the members of the Contact Group, a real p…
Unfortunately, we must state that the flames of war continue to blaze throughout Africa. In the past year their number has even increased. We are concerned that internal political crises are having a destabilizing effect on the situation in entire regions.
In recent months the United Nations, the S…
Allow me to express our satisfaction, Madam, at seeing you, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden, presiding over this very important meeting of the Security Council.
The situation in and around Kosovo, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, remains extremely difficult. As a result of the continued a…
The Russian delegation voted in favour of the draft resolution entitled “Participation of Palestine in the work of the United Nations”. As members know, this item was the subject of lengthy and difficult consultations among interested countries. This is understandable, as a change in the status of a…
Moscow received with alarm the news of the decision of the Government of Israel to expand the municipal borders of Jerusalem, which would link Jerusalem to a number of major Israeli settlements on the West Bank of the River Jordan. We share the international community’s negative reaction to this ill…
The increased pace of United Nations humanitarian operations in Iraq that was set in motion by Security Council resolution 1153 (1998) requires the adoption of urgent measures to rehabilitate the Iraqi oil industry. We proceed from the premise that this work can and must begin in accordance with res…
The draft resolution that the Security Council is to adopt today reaffirms its vigorous and comprehensive support for the people of Tajikistan on their difficult path to peace and national reconciliation. We note with satisfaction that the peace process in Tajikistan has moved forward after the sign…
I should like first to join other speakers in welcoming Mr. Carneiro, who is heading the high-ranking delegation of Angola.
We are pleased to note that very encouraging progress has recently been made in the internal Angolan settlement. To a large extent this has been helped by the efforts of the S…
The Russian delegation is grateful to the Secretary-General for his substantive and useful report on the causes of conflict and ways to overcome conflict in Africa. We note the relevance of this serious, comprehensive and highly intelligent document, prepared at the request of the Security Council a…
