We listened attentively to the statement by our British colleague, who had promised to provide new information on the investigation of the so-called Skripal affair. We have also carefully studied the statement by Britain’s Prime Minister, Theresa May, to Parliament on the same topic. To be frank, we…
We thank Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu for her briefing.
The tenor of the discussion in the Security Council on the topic of the chemical demilitarization of Syria does not align with the actual state of affairs and derives from the persistent anti-Damascus attitudes of Western members of the Council. The Sy…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Madam President, on the United States delegation’s assumption of the presidency of the Council, and to wish you every success.
However, I will begin my statement not with words of gratitude for organizing today’s meeting but rather by affirming our f…
At the outset, we would like to welcome the presence here with us today of Prime Minister Aristide Gomes of Guinea-Bissau. We would also like to congratulate Mr. José Viegas Filho, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guine…
The Russian delegation voted in favour of resolution 2433 (2018), regarding the renewal of the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), taking into account, first and foremost, the endorsement of the Lebanese side of the new version of the text. That is a key principle of any…
We are grateful to the United Kingdom presidency for organizing today’s meeting and would like to thank the Secretary-General, the Archbishop of Canterbury and Ms. Qadeem for their briefings.
The peaceful resolution of conflicts is enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations as both a founding p…
We thank Mr. Ging for his briefing.
The situation has stabilized in many areas in Syria. The authorities are creating the conditions for a dignified and safe return of refugees and internally displaced persons. The Syrian Government has called on its citizens to come home and participate in rebuild…
We thank the Secretary-General, Ms. Blanchett and Mr. Gettu for their briefings on the situation in Myanmar.
For our part, we consistently advocate a balanced and non-confrontational approach when discussing the situation in this country and when looking for ways to normalize the situation in Rakhi…
We are grateful for the convening of today’s briefing. We thank Mr. Voronkov and Ms. Coninsx for their detailed analysis of the situation with regard to combating the Islamic State in Iraq and the Sham (ISIS). We note the active efforts of the bodies that they head in preparing the most recent repor…
The Russian delegation abstained in the voting on resolution 2418 (2018), on extending sanctions against South Sudan.
We are concerned by the security situation in the country and by the fact that, despite the December 2017 agreement, there has been continuing fighting in the country. We call on th…
We thank Special Coordinator Nickolay Mladenov for his briefing.
We note with regret that in addition to the tragic events of recent days in the occupied Palestinian territories, on 29 May there was once again a sharp escalation in armed activity on the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip. Fig…
I will be very brief. As I said today, the Ukrainian Foreign Minister has already hinted at the
version that it will put out about the murder of the unfortunate journalist Arkady Babchenko. I believe that Ukraine’s justice system, whose value we are familiar with, will no doubt discover a trail lea…
I have listened attentively to my colleagues, and now I would like to ask them to listen to me and be patient. It has been some time since we discussed Ukraine and I am therefore doubly grateful to the Polish presidency for taking this initiative. I would also like to thank Ms. DiCarlo, Ms. Mueller …
I would like to congratulate you, Madam, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council, and to wish you success in your duties.
We have carefully studied the report of the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (S/2018/416), which was once again issued belatedly and just befo…
The number and the level of the participants in this major event testify to the genuine interest in addressing the challenges that the United Nations faces in the area of peacebuilding. It is only regrettable that certain delegations have taken advantage of this forum and the opportunity it presents…
We thank Mrs. Nakamitsu for her briefing, and we are so very grateful to the British for convening today’s meeting, which we were eagerly awaiting. Unfortunately, however, we have not heard anything new from it today.
When I listen to some of my colleagues, I feel that we have already moved on from…
We thank Mr. Griffiths and Mr. Lowcock for their briefings. We would like to express our support for Mr. Griffiths, who has just begun his work and is conducting it appropriately. We hope that with the support of the Security Council and all stakeholders he can succeed in overcoming the impasse in t…
We thank Mr. Lowcock for his briefing.
Various delegations have been constantly calling on us to report to the Council on the implementation of resolution 2401 (2018). Let me oblige. In the context of the implementation of resolution 2401 (2018), Russia, in coordination with the Government of Syria…
Today is the day when the Security Council and the world community should raise their voices in the defence of peace, security, the Charter of the United Nations and international law. Every delegation in this Chamber is a sovereign country, and no one should attempt to pressure or dictate to any of…
Russia has called this emergency meeting of the Security Council to discuss the aggressive actions of the United States and its allies against Syria. This is now our fifth meeting on the subject in a week.
President Putin of the Russian Federation made a special statement today.
“On 14 April, the …
