S/2016/888 SC
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Vote Recorded Vote — S/PV.7798
Speeches following this vote (8)
Ms. Sison
The United States welcomes the decision of the Security Council to extend the mandate of the Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM). This brief extension is intended to give the Council additional time to ensure the renewal of the JIM mandate for another year.
The Council faces some very difficult decisions around its core responsibility of maintaining international peace and security. This should …
The President
I shall now make a statement in my capacity as representative of the Russian Federation.
The Russian delegation found it possible today to support the short-term technical extension of the mandate of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons-United Nations Joint Investigative Mission (JIM) on the use of chemical weapons in Syria. We are grateful to the authors of resolution 2314 (…
Mr. Rycroft
The United Kingdom welcomes the unanimous adoption today of resolution 2314 (2016). Its short-term extension of the
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons- United Nations Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM) was needed to allow additional time for the Council to continue its consultations on a full renewal of the JIM’s mandate for another year.
The continuing need for the JIM is pa…
Mr. Delattre
France welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2314 (2016). France wholeheartedly supports the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons- United Nations Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM) and therefore, of course, today’s resolution, which enables us to extend the JIM’s mandate until 18 November. We hope that this is simply a preparatory step before the full and complete renewal…
Mr. Shen Bo
China welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2314 (2016). China’s position on chemical weapons is clear and consistent. We are strongly opposed to the use of chemical weapons by any State, organization or person in any circumstances.
China is deeply concerned about the use of chemicals as weapons in Syria against the civilian population and strongly condemns such use. China consistently a…
Mr. Yelchenko
We welcome the adoption of resolution 2314 (2016) and commend the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons- United Nations Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM) for its efforts in executing its mandate based on the principles of impartiality, objectivity and independence. All four JIM reports have proved the importance of having the Mechanism in the future, since there are still many ca…
Mr. Akahori
Japan is in favour of the renewal of the mandate of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons-United Nations Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM) by 18 days while it considers a further extension. The JIM has conducted its work in an impartial, objective and independent manner and identified those responsible for the use of chemical weapons in four cases. On the other hand, it is ve…
The President
On behalf of the delegation of the Russian Federation, I would like to express sincere appreciation to the members of the Council, especially my colleagues the Permanent Representatives, their Deputies and colleagues, as well as the staff of the secretariat of the Security Council, for all of the support that they have given to us.
In this busy month, we have managed to reach consensus on severa…
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