As we take our leave of the twentieth century, the General Assembly is right to take stock of what has been achieved and to determine what remains to be undertaken in order to reach a conclusive settlement in the Middle East.
It is perfectly evident that the peace process begun in Madrid in 1991, i…
The Russian Federation will abstain in the voting on the draft resolution on the United Nations Civilian Police Mission in Haiti for reasons of principle that can be summarized as follows.
First, by extending the mandate of the Mission, the Security Council once again is in breach of its own decisi…
Our delegation would also like to express its gratitude to you, Mr. President, for your initiative in organizing today’s open debate. We believe this discussion is both timely and useful, especially at this time when challenges to international peace and security are confronting the world community …
We join other delegations in welcoming Ms. Carla Del Ponte and thank her for her briefing.
Russia supports the work of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, and we call for the appropriate punishment of those who have co…
The Russian delegation expresses its gratitude to the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei, for his introduction of the annual report of the Agency, which provides a detailed description of IAEA activities.
The Russian Federation consistently supp…
I would like to welcome Mr. Abdullah, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Islamic State of Afghanistan, who is participating in today’s meeting.
The Russian Federation actively supported the idea of organizing today’s open debate in the Security Council, the purpose of which is to make public …
I would like to express our great satisfaction at the fact that today’s meeting of the Security Council is taking place under your presidency. Your personal participation underscores the significance that your country and the Security Council as a whole attach to the problems of the protection of ch…
The Russian delegation took an active part in preparing the draft resolution before the Security Council. The draft’s main objective, we believe, is to move forward the process of settling the conflict in Abkhazia, Georgia.
Our particular concern in having a draft resolution of precisely this natur…
My delegation joins with other delegations that have expressed their condolences to the people of Morocco at the death of King Hassan II. Russia learned with great sorrow of the passing of that wise political leader who, for almost 40 years, was one of the most significant and influential Arab leade…
The Russian delegation would like to convey its deep and sincere condolences to the leadership of the People’s Republic of China and to the entire Chinese people in connection with the death of the outstanding State and political leader Mr. Deng Xiaoping, whose name is linked with broad reforms in t…
Today the Security Council is once again considering the tragic events in Lebanon. Two days ago, at a formal meeting of the Council on this same issue, the Russian delegation had an opportunity to lay out its position on this question. Unfortunately, it must be said that the situation has a clearly …
The Russian Federation has noted with satisfaction the partial stabilization in the situation in Rwanda that has occurred. We are pleased that the Rwandan people, after enduring the horrors of a genocide unprecedented in contemporary history, are gradually returning to normal life. In this regard, w…
