We are grateful to Assistant Secretary- General Hédi Annabi for his substantive briefing on the situation in Kosovo. Russia’s views on the processes under way in the province are well known, and very much agree with the assessments voiced by Mr. Annabi.
We believe that, despite certain advances tha…
Unfortunately, the participation of the Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia, Mr. Covic, in today’s meeting of the Security Council is due to a tragic event. Russia learned with outrage and sorrow of the horrendous crime committed on 13 August in the Pec area of Kosovo, where two people were killed and f…
The Russian Federation has consistently advocated that the United Nations should play an enhanced role in the political settlement of the situation in Iraq. We are convinced that the resolution of the complex problems facing that country can be achieved
only through the consistent efforts of the en…
We too would like to express our satisfaction with the decision that has been taken by the Security Council. It is important that the resolution that has been adopted opens up the way for the continuation of the peace process on the basis of Mr. James Baker’s peace plan. At the same time, it does no…
Like other delegations, we too are glad to
welcome the new Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, Ambassador Sir Emyr Jones Parry. We would like to thank the Chairman of the Committee, Ambassador Muñoz, for the semi-annual report submitted pursuant to resolution 1455 (2003) regarding the w…
Like other Security Council members, we are happy to see you, Madam President, presiding over today’s meeting of the Security Council. We also wish to welcome the Secretary-General and his Special Representative for Iraq, Mr. Sergio Vieira de Mello, and we welcome the members of the interim Governin…
Allow me at the outset to thank you, Sir, and the other delegations for the warm words addressed to Ambassador Lavrov in connection with the Russian presidency of the Security Council last month and to wish you, Sir, and the entire Spanish delegation success in guiding the Council’s work in July.
W…
The Russian Federation has consistently favoured the achievement of a just settlement of the problem of Cyprus. We believe that that problem must be resolved through the establishment of a single bicommunal, bizonal federal State that ensures full political equality for both communities inhabiting t…
We would like to express our gratitude to the Secretary-General for his report on the activities of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) in Kosovo and also to the head of the Mission, Mr. Steiner, for his substantive briefing on the situation in the region.
The assess…
I would like to make this statement under the instructions of the Permanent Representative of Russia, Ambassador Lavrov.
In the course of many years, the United Nations General Assembly was considering the situation in Afghanistan, keeping in mind the deep political and economic crisis in this coun…
The situation in the Middle East remains one of the priority items on the agenda of the General Assembly. Unfortunately, we must note that, with regard to the turbulent developments in the region, the past year was marked by an unprecedented crisis in relations between the Palestinians and the Israe…
The Russian Federation welcomes Director General ElBaradei of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and expresses its gratitude for the annual report of the Agency.
We are pleased to welcome the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Seychelles and Eritrea as new IAEA members. We have warm neighb…
The Russian delegation thanks the Secretary- General for his report (S/2002/1126) on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). We would also like to thank the Under- Secretary-General, Mr. Jean-Marie Guéhenno for his presentation and for his detailed briefing on the
outco…
Russia welcomes the Secretary-General’s report, “Strengthening of the United Nations: an agenda for further change” (A/57/387) which, based on the recent progress in past years, offers a package to enhance the efficiency of the United Nations. We share those views and recommendations that provide fo…
The tragic events that occurred in the United States on 11 September 2001 and the recent terrorist attacks in Indonesia and other countries have
particularly highlighted the imperative need for multilateral efforts to end current threats to international peace and security. They have also underscor…
We, too, are pleased to welcome to this meeting today in the Security Council Mr. Steiner and Mr. Čović. Their participation in our debate makes it constructive and business-like, as it always is when they participate.
The Secretary-General’s report on the United Nations Interim Administration Miss…
The Russian Federation is very seriously concerned about the air strike made by the Israeli armed forces during the night of 22 to 23 July on an apartment building in Gaza, in which 12 people were killed, including several women and children, and in which more than 100 were wounded. We are particula…
We are happy to welcome the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Afghanistan, Mr. Lakhdar Brahimi, to this Security Council meeting, and we are grateful to him for his detailed briefing on the situation in that country. Like other delegations, we would like to take this opportunity to …
First, Mr. President, let me express my gratitude to you for having organized today’s meeting of the Security Council on a question which has recently become a matter of constant tension among an overwhelming majority of States Members of the United Nations. The value of this meeting is in enabling …
The Russian Federation is seriously concerned that the Palestinian and Israeli confrontation — and the situation in the region as a whole — is now on the brink of the most severe crisis and severe escalation that we have seen. If we do not break this vicious cycle of terror and retribution, and even…
