Russia presented the initiative to swiftly adopt a Security Council resolution on establishing the United Nations Supervision Mission in Syria, in order to pave the way for a United Nations presence with a
stabilizing influence in that country. Resolution 2043 (2012) is of fundamental importance in…
As one of the more advanced nations from the standpoint of developing nuclear energy technologies, the Russian Federation attaches great importance to ensuring the maintenance of a high level of nuclear security, not only in our country but also worldwide. We are fully implementing our international…
For many months now, the situation in Syria
has, understandably, been the subject of the constant attention and alarm of the international community. There have been to many casualties and too much suffering for the Syrian people, with too many destructive consequences if the crisis continues to ra…
We thank the Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006), Permanent Representative of Colombia Néstor Osorio, for his briefing on the Committee’s work.
In the reporting period, the Committee pursued its active work addressing the tasks facing it. In view of the heightened …
We welcome Mr. Ján Kubiš and thank him for his extensive briefing.
The achievement of an effective and long-term Afghan settlement is a key task for the international community. The conferences in Istanbul, Bonn and Vienna have confirmed our joint commitment to achieving the aims of the Kabul proce…
We would like to welcome the Prime Minister of Libya to the Security Council Chamber. He faces great challenges, and we would like to wish him every success in overcoming them. In the presence of the Prime Minister, we would like to mention three issues that were not raised in the briefing.
The fir…
We are pleased to welcome you, Mr. President, to the Security Council Chamber. We are grateful to the Secretary-General for his report (S/2012/74) and to Special Representative of the Secretary-General Mahiga for his assessment of the situation in Somalia. Above all, we would like to congratulate o…
In order to resolve the Syrian crisis, there is a need to uphold two principles to which no one seems to object. The violence must be stopped by all sides, and the necessary solutions can be found only through an inclusive, Syrian-led political process.
Resolution 66/253, “The situation in the Syri…
We regret that today’s meeting of the General Assembly has been convened with many procedural violations. Failure to follow procedure can seriously disrupt the work of the Organization.
It is essential that we not weaken diplomatic efforts to find a swift political solution to the Syrian crisis. Th…
We welcome the Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade of Ireland, Mr. Gilmore. The priorities of the Irish chairmanship presented to the Security Council establish a solid base for impl…
I would like to briefly address two issues.
First, I was intrigued by Minister Jeremić’s very interesting proposal that the Security Council visit Kosovo. As I understand, Mr. Hoxhaj also believes that such a visit to the province is important to obtaining an objective and correct understanding of …
We thank Mr. Mulet for introducing the Secretary-General’s report (S/2012/72) on the work of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). We note the participation in this meeting, through the use of telecommunications technology, of the Head of UNMIK, Mr. Zarif. We welcome t…
The bloodshed and violence in Syria must be immediately ended. To that end, the Russian Federation has undertaken active diplomatic efforts in contacts with the Syrians, Syria’s Arab neighbours and other members of the international community. Today, it was announced in Moscow that, on instructions …
We welcome the initiative of the League of Arab States for the convening of today’s meeting with the participation of the Prime Minister of Qatar and the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States.
Today we meet at a crucial moment, which is perhaps the last opportunity to break the vicious cir…
We would like to thank Assistant Secretary- General Fernandez- Taranco for his briefing.
The region of the Middle East is undergoing sweeping transformations. We understand people’s yearning to take their destiny into their own hands by fundamentally changing the direction of their internal and soc…
We are grateful to the Secretary-General for his substantive report to the Council on the rule of law and justice (S/2011/634*). In today’s world, the rule of law sparks great interest, and that is not fortuitous. As the Secretary-General rightly pointed out in his report,
the political and structu…
Madam President, we are pleased to welcome you as you preside over today’s meeting of the Security Council. We welcome the participation at today’s meeting of President Jacob Zuma, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, African Union (AU) Commissioner Ramtane Lamamra, and the Chair of the AU Peace and Secur…
We did not hear the proposal to continue the meeting without simultaneous interpretation. As we understand it, interpretation services may be continued at the request of the President of the General Assembly.
Russia welcomes the holding of the High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development, which we continue to consider to be a central intergovernmental mechanism under the United Nations for the coordination of follow-up activities on the outcomes of the Monterrey and Doha Conferences.
Dialogue is an …
Russia is deeply concerned about the continued deadlock in the Palestinian-Israeli track of the Middle East settlement. Bilaterally and multilaterally, including within the Quartet of international intermediaries, we are working actively to
break the deadlock and relaunch a substantive negotiation …
