Today’s discussion of the problem of Kosovo is taking place in new circumstances: when the Yugoslav people has made a democratic choice. More favourable conditions are being created at a fast pace to overcome the many years of crisis in the Balkans. To a decisive extent this will depend on how the e…
In the view of the Russian delegation, the topic for today’s discussion, while in and of itself very important, should be considered in conjunction with
other equally important tasks relating to improving the peacekeeping potential of the United Nations.
Of particular importance is acting on the u…
In exactly one month, the fifth anniversary of the entry into force of the Peace Agreement on Bosnia and Herzegovina will be commemorated. The Russian Federation, as an active participant in the Bosnian settlement at all its stages, welcomes the progress achieved to date in implementing this Agreeme…
We too are grateful to Mr. Guéhenno for his briefing on the results of the elections.
Russia, as one of the guarantors of the Peace Agreement on Bosnia and Herzegovina, attaches great significance to further progress in the peace process in that country. We are convinced that the basic objective of…
Today the Security Council is concluding an important stage in its work. The Council has carefully considered recommendations that fall within its purview, recommendations contained in the report of the United Nations Panel on Peace Operations, that is
the Brahimi Report. And so, one of the instruc…
We too are grateful to the High Representative, Mr. Petritsch, for his thorough briefing on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina and for the efforts he is making to establish normal living conditions in that country.
We wish to note, however, that the situation there remains fragile. On the one …
It is my privilege and honour to address the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth session on behalf of the Group of Eastern European States.
At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth session. Our gratitude goes to t…
In view of the adoption of draft resolution A/54/L.89, by which the Assembly decides to refer the draft United Nations Millennium Declaration to the Millennium Summit, and especially in view of its reference to striving for the elimination of weapons of mass destruction, the Russian delegation wishe…
We are grateful to Mr. Miyet for his informative briefing on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We believe that regular reports to the Council, pursuant to Security Council resolutions on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, help to ensure a closer monitoring of the operations of the Unite…
The Russian Federation, as a member of the troika of States observers of the implementation of the peace process in Angola, fully concurs with the statement made by the representative of the United States on its behalf, relating primarily to the need for implementation of the Lusaka Protocol, for su…
At the outset, I wish to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Olara Otunnu, and the Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Ms. Carol Bellamy, for their tireless efforts to ease the situation of children in armed conflict and for the proposals and…
The Russian Federation shares the view of
the members of the Security Council, and of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, regarding the importance and timeliness of considering the broad range of issues connected with the prevention of armed conflicts. It is our belief that the legitimate …
Like other delegations, we are happy to welcome you, Sir, as President of the Security Council for June, and we wish you every success in discharging the programme before us. We also are grateful to Ambassador Wang Yingfan of China for his able guidance of the Council’s work last month, and we highl…
We are grateful to Mr. Petritsch for his
We feel that the main task in the Bosnian process today is to help make Bosnia and Herzegovina a unified, sustainable State consisting of two equal entities on the basis of full and consistent implementation of the Dayton Peace Agreement. We see no alternati…
Mr. President, I am happy once again to welcome you to this important meeting of the Security Council initiated by the Canadian delegation.
The Russian Federation attaches great importance to the discussion in the Security Council of the entire range of questions relating to the problems of sanctio…
The Russian delegation is grateful to the Secretary-General for the comprehensive report on United Nations peacekeeping operations in the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) of former parties to armed conflicts. We are also grateful to him for the statement he made in the Council tod…
We join in the condolences expressed in connection with the crash of a Kenya Airlines airliner. We would also like to welcome our high-level guests from Zambia and South Africa.
Since our delegation has already had the opportunity to present the Russian Federation’s approach to the settlement of co…
In the four years since the implementation of the Dayton- Paris Agreement, positive results have been achieved. However, the international community has no reason for complacency. Indeed, major tasks remain: to ensure the stability and irreversibility of the Bosnian settlement, strengthen Bosnia’s m…
Today’s discussion is taking place against the backdrop of the major political outcomes of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Istanbul summit, which laid down the basic guidelines for the formation of a stable architecture for security and cooperation on the European cont…
The Russian delegation has repeatedly emphasized that the very serious humanitarian situation in Iraq urgently dictates the need for the adoption of speedy measures to relieve the grave humanitarian situation of the Iraqi people. We must observe that the humanitarian operation in its current form is…
