We join in thanking Mr. Jan Pronk, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Sudan, for his comprehensive briefing. We note the progress made by the Sudanese parties in meeting their obligations under the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, particularly in the area of security.
We undoubte…
We would like to thank Under-Secretary- General Egeland for his comprehensive briefing on his trip to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and to Uganda. The humanitarian situation in those States continues to be very complex and requires continued comprehensive international cooperation. Major chan…
The situation between Israel and Lebanon continues to intensify dangerously. The conflict began on 12 July with a border incident caused by the kidnapping of two Israeli soldiers and by the firing of rockets into Israeli territory by militarized units of the Lebanese Hizbollah movement, and it is es…
We are grateful to Ms. Kane for her briefing.
The Russian Federation is deeply concerned at the new and dangerous developments that have taken place in the Gaza Strip. The situation in the region, in Palestinian-Israeli relations and, indeed, throughout the entire Middle East region is becoming inc…
The Russian Federation shares the view of members of the Security Council on the need to hold a trial for former Liberian President Charles Taylor away from the seat of the Special Court for Sierra Leone. We note the constructive role played by the Governments of the Netherlands and the United Kingd…
We thank Mr. Ian Martin, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Timor-Leste, for his detailed briefing on the situation in Timor-Leste and for the efforts undertaken to normalize it. We also heard with great interest the statement of Mr. Ramos-Horta, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence of T…
We welcome the presence at today’s meeting of Mr. José Ramos-Horta, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Timor-Leste. We listened closely to his very substantive statement. We also thank Mr. Sukehiro Hasegawa, Special Representative of the Secretary-
General for Timor-Leste, for presenting the Secretary…
The Russian Federation did not feel it was possible to support the adoption of the resolution on applying sanctions to four Sudanese persons. In taking this decision, we were guided by thoughts we have frequently set out in the Security Council.
There is no doubt that the violation of international…
The situation in the occupied Palestinian territories is a cause for great concern. There have been recent incidents of Palestinian extremists firing rockets into the territory of Israel from the Gaza Strip and response attacks by the Israel Defense Forces. Innocent people have become the victim of …
We thank Mr. Kalomoh for his comprehensive briefing.
Today’s meeting is taking place against the backdrop of important events in the Middle East region. I am thinking in particular of the outcome of the elections in Israel and the completion of the efforts to form a new Palestinian Government.
In …
I should like, first of all, to express condolences to the people and the Government of Guatemala in the light of the report, which we received this morning, about the deaths of Guatemalan peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. That tragic event reaffirms that we need to help
countri…
On 31 December, the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) will come to an end on a positive note. We are certain that its activities will have set a good example for other peacekeeping operations — and not only those in the West African region — in terms of creating the con…
This meeting of the General Assembly is taking place in the context of the common understanding endorsed by world leaders at the 2005 High-level Plenary Meeting with regard to the need for comprehensive strengthening of the United Nations as the central multilateral institution to address internatio…
We are pleased to welcome Mr. Mohamed
ElBaradei, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and to thank him for presenting the Agency’s annual report.
Russia, as an active member of the IAEA, is satisfied with the Agency’s highly professional work and recognizes its import…
Mr. Minister, we are delighted to welcome you as President of the Security Council. We welcome the participation in this meeting of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of New Zealand and the Secretary of State of Switzerland.
The topic proposed by the delegation of Denmark for our discussion today is …
At the outset, I should like to associate myself with the words of condolence addressed to the Government and the people of Bangladesh following the death of peacekeepers from that country in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This tragic incident once again confirms the importance of ensuring pr…
We are grateful to Mr. Abe for having introduced the report of the Secretary-General on small
arms. The conclusions and recommendations in the report confirm that the United Nations must, and indeed is, playing a lead role in the implementation of a comprehensive approach in this area. The Russian …
We are grateful to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Hasegawa, for his introduction of the progress report of the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET) and for providing us with the latest information on developments in the situation in that country. We agr…
We are happy to welcome the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mr. ElBaradei, and we are grateful to him for having introduced the annual report of the Agency.
Russia as an active member of the IAEA, is pleased with the activities of the Agency and takes note of its …
The Secretary-General has rightly noted in his report on the work of the Organization (A/59/1) that the United Nations has been through an extraordinarily challenging year. We have all seen and participated in heated discussions about what the role of the Organization should be today. It is well kno…
