We associate ourselves with the warm words expressed to you, Mr. President, by previous speakers. It is a great honour for us that at today’s exceptionally important meeting of the Security Council the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh is presiding over our work. Bangladesh is a State which…
I should like first of all to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency; I am confident that you will discharge your duties in the most effective way possible. We would also like to join others in welcoming the representatives of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Uganda…
Russia greatly values Eritrea and Ethiopia’s demonstration — in deeds, not words — of their dedication to their commitments to peace. Evidence of this is their steady compliance with the ceasefire regime and their consistent implementation of the Algiers Agreement.
We believe that the establishment…
I associate myself with the words of gratitude addressed to Assistant Secretary-General Hédi Annabi for his briefing.
The Security Council’s interest in the situation in East Timor is shown by the fact that 14 Council members have spoken at today’s interim discussion, including the Russian delegati…
Your participation, Mr. President, in this meeting of the Security Council today shows how important the situation in the Great Lakes region is in the Council’s agenda.
May I greet His Excellency President Paul Kagame of the Rwandese Republic and express gratitude to him for his readiness to meet w…
We join in thanking Ambassador Chowdhury for introducing the report of the Panel of Experts, and I take this opportunity to express our great appreciation for the work he is doing as Chairman of the sanctions Committee concerning Sierra Leone.
The Russian delegation notes the considerable progress …
The Russian Federation is gravely concerned at the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan, where periods of calm are followed by resumptions of increasingly fierce hostilities. The civil war that has been dragging on for many years has caused the people of Afghanistan untold suffering. It has caused an eno…
Today, the promotion of the stable and enduring development of the African States is one of the international community’s principal goals. The close relationship between the settlement of military and political crises in Africa with the eradication of poverty on that continent was referred to by Pre…
The General Assembly has been considering the situation in the Middle East for 52 years now. There have been good times and bad, there have been wars, and there have been efforts to attain the lofty goal of the United Nations: a comprehensive, peaceful settlement in the Middle East. Unfortunately, a…
We endorse the words of gratitude expressed to you, Madam President, for organizing this important debate. We are pleased to welcome the participation in
our discussion of the Vice-Prime Minister of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, His Excellency Faustino Imbali. We listened very carefully to his sta…
The Russian Federation attaches great importance to the complexity of demining problems. The continued danger of mines in various areas of the world creates a serious obstacle to socio-economic development and the rehabilitation of States affected by conflicts. There are also humanitarian consequenc…
We, too, would like to express our gratitude to Mr. Sergio Vieira de Mello for his comprehensive briefing. Russia deeply appreciates the work he is doing as Special Representative of the Secretary- General and head of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET).
Today’s me…
We would like to associate ourselves with the words of gratitude to Ms. McAskie for her very informative and substantive briefing. Unfortunately, this briefing reaffirms our own assessment of the humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as being close to catastrophic. We have a…
The Russian delegation is grateful to the Secretary-General and to you, Mr. Minister, for the very important and valuable information on and analysis of the situation regarding the settlement of the Ethiopia-Eritrea conflict. We share your assessment of the prospects for a settlement of this grievou…
The Russian Federation would like to welcome the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei, and thanks him for introducing the Agency’s latest report to us.
In our view, the IAEA report provides an objective picture of the multifaceted work of the Agen…
The Russian Federation is one of the sponsors of the draft resolution on “Peace, security and reunification on the Korean peninsula” and attaches great importance to the adoption by the General Assembly of this historic draft.
We support all realistic steps leading to an easing of the confrontation…
We associate ourselves with the words of gratitude addressed to Mr. Sergio Vieira de Mello for his informative and most useful briefing. This time, unfortunately, our customary consideration of the work of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) is taking place against …
We too should like to express our gratitude to you, Mr. President, for having convened this meeting, and also to Assistant Secretary-General Annabi for his very comprehensive briefing.
The Russian Federation considers it deeply symbolic that our meeting today is taking place practically on the firs…
We would like to express our gratitude to Under-Secretary-General Bernard Miyet for presenting the report of the Secretary-General and also for the additional information that he has provided the Security Council.
The Russian delegation has studied this report most carefully, and we are in agreemen…
We are grateful to the Secretary-General for his second report on the activity of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) and to Assistant Secretary-General Mr. Annabi for his statement at this meeting. The Russian delegation fully shares the report’s assessments and co…
