The establishment of the collective approaches necessary for the effective resolution of
contemporary threats and challenges requires a steady increase in cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations based — as set out in the 2005 World Summit Outcome (resolutio…
We are grateful to the Special Coordinator, Mr. Alvaro de Soto, for his active work in the structure of the Quartet of Middle East moderators and also for the briefing he gave us today on the situation in the region. His analysis of events matches the Russian view as to how the situation in the Midd…
Even before statements by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea on their intention to conduct a nuclear experiment and immediately after Pyongyang had acknowledged taking this irresponsible and destabilizing step, the Russian Federation emphasized that any actions of this nature — whatever the r…
We are grateful to the Secretary-General for his report (S/2006/706) on the work of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), which provides a detailed analysis of the situation in Iraq and the complex highs and lows of the Iraqi political process at the current stage. We fully share t…
We welcome the participation in today’s Security Council meeting of the President of the Coordination Centre of the Republic of Serbia for Kosovo and Metohija, Ms. Raskovic-Ivic, as well as of the Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), Mr. Rücker, and the delega…
During the work on the draft resolution we have just adopted, the Russian delegation did everything possible to help achieve a peaceful diplomatic settlement of the situation in Darfur — a situation that is complex in every respect.
It is of fundamental importance that the resolution clearly states…
We are grateful to Under-Secretary-General Gambari for his briefing on the situation in the Middle East.
In political, economic and humanitarian terms, the situation is a source of serious concern. Now more than ever before joint efforts by the international community are needed to prevent an escal…
We welcome the presence in the Chamber of the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Timor-Leste, Mr. José Luis Guterres. We thank the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General, Mr. Ian Martin, for his report on the United Nations future role in Timor-Leste.
We believe that the main conclusio…
Another tragic chapter of the history of the Middle East conflict has now been written. For almost a month, before the eyes of the entire world, innocent civilians in Lebanon and Israel have been dying and hundreds of thousands of Lebanese citizens have been forced to abandon their homes. Serious da…
The Russian delegation welcomes Ghana’s initiative to have the Security Council meet to consider the most urgent issues relating to the consolidation of peace in the West African subregion.
Recent developments in Africa have clearly shown that the most important means of preventing internal conflic…
The resolution just adopted reflects the view of the Security Council regarding the need for Iran to establish full, transparent cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) so as to clarify outstanding questions regarding its nuclear activities and restore confidence in its nuclea…
This session of the General Assembly is taking place against the backdrop of far-reaching reform processes. This work, despite the difficult and often heated debate, confirms the need to find the broadest possible agreement among Member States — ideally, consensus — to achieve progress on the whole …
We welcome the participation in today’s Security Council meeting of the President of the Coordination Centre of the Republic of Serbia for Kosovo and Metohija, Her Excellency Ms. Sanda Raskovic-Ivic, and of the Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), Mr. Søren Je…
I thank the officials of the two Tribunals for their briefings and for the reports (S/2006/353 and S/2006/358) submitted to the Security Council, in accordance with resolution 1534 (2004), on the implementation of the completion strategy for their work.
I wish to commend the progress made by the In…
We express our gratitude to the Chairs of the Committee on sanctions against Al-Qaida and the Taliban, the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) and the 1540 Committee, Ambassadors Mayoral, Løj and Burian, respectively, for their substantive statements and for their efforts to enhance the international …
The Russian Federation has consistently advocated the strengthening of stability in Lebanon and the normalization of the situation in Syria, thereby promoting relations of equality and genuine good- neighbourliness between those countries in the interests of the Lebanese and Syrian peoples and stren…
In the light of the position of the African Union set out in the communiqué of its Peace and Security Council of 15 May, which we share, the Russian Federation supported the resolution just adopted, which endorses African efforts to achieve a peaceful settlement in Darfur.
However, we continue to b…
We welcome the participation in today’s debate of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Mr. Rodríguez Parrilla.
The Russian delegation would like to express its gratitude to the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report (A/66/114) presenting the views of Member States, which have unanimous…
The Russian delegation welcomes the presence of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Mr. Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, at today’s discussion. We thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report on the issue before us (A/65/83). The opinions of the Member States presented in the document cle…
