We thank the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, and the Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, for their briefings on the situation in the Palestinian territories. We …
At the outset, I wish to say that today is of course a very special day for the Security Council. For the first time since 8 December 2020, the Council is convening an in-person meeting. We thank the Chinese presidency for making that possible. That was our consistent position, and we have long urge…
We would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), Ms. Zerrougi, for her comprehensive briefing. We closely read the recent report of the Secretary General (S/…
I have the honour to deliver this statement of behalf of the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Republic of Belarus, the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, the Republic of Uzbekistan and my own coun…
We congratulate the sponsors on the adoption
of decision 75/510. It is their time to enjoy their triumph. They won, after all. Why not celebrate this great success with some champagne tonight?
I would like to thank the sponsors. I want to thank them for plunging the General Assembly into discord a…
On behalf of a group of States — Algeria, Burundi, the Republic of Cameroon, the People’s Republic of China, Cuba, India, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Myanmar, Nicaragua, the Syrian Arab Republic and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela — Russia proposes a procedural solution on the transfer of d…
I want to speak on draft decision A/75/L.7/Rev.1, entitled “Procedure for decision-making in the General Assembly when an in-person meeting is not possible”. Russia, on behalf of a group of States — Burundi, the Republic of Cameroon, the People’s Republic of China, Cuba, the Islamic Republic of Ira…
At the outset, we would like to express our sincere condolences in connection with the death of the Amir of the State of Kuwait, His Highness Sheikh Sabah. His passing is an enormous loss, especially given the important role he played in the region. I would like to offer our condolences to the Gover…
We would like to thank the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, Mr. Griffiths, and Under-Secretary-General Mark Lowcock for presenting an overview of the political and humanitarian situations in Yemen.
We continue to witness the developments in the situation in the Republic of Yemen, w…
The Russian Federation abstained in the voting on resolution 2542 (2020), on the extension of the mandate of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), submitted by the United Kingdom. We abstained because not all our amendments of principle were reflected in the text.
In our approach to…
I wish to begin, if I may, by extending my heartfelt condolences to our Somali colleagues in the wake of the terrorist attack perpetrated by Al-Shabaab last weekend at the Elite Hotel in Mogadishu. I ask my dear friends to please accept our heartfelt condolences.
We are thankful to the Special Repr…
We wish to thank Special Envoy Martin Griffiths and Under-Secretary-General Mark Lowcock for their overviews of the political and humanitarian situation in Yemen. We listened attentively to the striking, even heartbreaking stories delivered by Ms. Wafa′a Alsaidy and Ms. Raja Abdullah Ahmed Almasabi …
The Russian delegation supported the adoption of resolution 2536 (2020), extending the sanctions regime imposed on the Central African Republic. We were guided by the importance of pursuing coordinated international efforts to promote a peaceful settlement of the armed conflict in that country.
We …
Like other Security Council members, we also wish to thank the Secretariat and all those involved in organizing this meeting. We thank Head of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia, Mr. Carlos Ruiz Massieu, for his presentation of the Secretary- General’s report on the Mission (S/2020/…
The Russian Federation voted in favour of resolution 2535 (2020), submitted by the Dominican Republic and France, on youth, peace and security.
The negotiations on the resolution were far from easy and showed that there were conceptual differences among delegations on the role and objectives of the…
I find it difficult to switch to Russian. I got used to speaking another language and it will be a difficult adaptation to return to the normal procedures. We are indeed very glad that we finally made it to the Council. We are just starting, and I think that it will become more and more regular, eve…
First of all, allow me to express my gratitude to the Chinese delegation for the initiative to convene a Security Council debate on the urgent issue of countering terrorism and extremism in Africa. We would like to thank today’s briefers, Ms. DiCarlo, Ms. Fatima Mohammed and Mr. Abdoulaye Dieye, for…
The Russian Federation voted in favour of resolution 2513 (2020), on Afghanistan. The resolution opens up a window of opportunity for the achievement of national reconciliation in that country.
We stand in solidarity with the people of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in their aspiration to end …
We congratulate you, Mr. President, and our Chinese colleagues on assuming the duties of the presidency of the Security Council. You can always rely on the support of our delegation. We thank Belgium for its presidency of the Council in February. It was a short month, but a very busy and intensive o…
