S/2017/104 SC
72
Session
| Draft symbol | S/2017/104 |
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| Sponsors (5) | |
| P5 Positions |
Russia
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United States
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United Kingdom
✓
China
✓
France
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Canada
Iraq
Netherlands
Poland
Türkiye
Vote Recorded Vote — S/PV.7882
Speeches following this vote (20)
The President
I thank Ms. Viotti for her briefing.
I now give the floor to Mr. Stock.
Mr. Stock: It is an honour to brief the Security Council once again, and on an issue of central importance to our collective security.
I would like to thank Ukraine for convening this meeting and for its continued efforts to mobilize international cooperation on this crucial subject.
Critical infrastructure acts as the li…
The President
I thank Mr. Stock for his briefing.
I now give the floor to Mr. Rao.
Mr. Rao: Allow me to begin, Sir, by offering you my congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. On behalf of the Director-General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), I wish to thank you for having invited the OPCW to brief on this important issue.
This year the…
The President
I thank Mr. Rao for his briefing.
I now give the floor to Mr. Trelawny.
Mr. Trelawny: The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Mr. Kitack Lim, thanks the President of the Security Council and the Government of Ukraine for the invitation to participate in this high-level open debate on the protection of critical infrastructure against terrorist attacks. He very muc…
The President
I thank Mr. Trelawny for his briefing.
I now give the floor to Mr. Heinonen.
Mr. Heinonen: I appreciate the opportunity to share some of my personal reflections on nuclear terrorism with the Security Council today. I would specifically like to address the issue as it relates to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Council. To that end, I have given the full version of my statem…
The President
I thank Mr. Heinonen for his briefing.
I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
I would like to thank today’s briefers for their inputs into our discussion. Once again, they reconfirmed the complexity and importance of the problem in question.
The protection of critical infrastructure is vital to national security, public safety and the econom…
Mr. Amendola
It is a pleasure for me to be here today to engage in this discussion on such a crucial topic. Let me thank the Ukrainian Minister, Mr. Klimkin, for convening today’s debate and bringing today’s resolution 2341 (2017) to the Security Council for adoption.
The threat posed by terrorism and the need to protect critical infrastructure perfectly serve to describe the complexity of the security chall…
Mr. Abdymomunov
Let me express my gratitude to you, Mr. President, for highlighting the need to protect critical infrastructure in the light of the recent change of the tactics, forms and strategies of terrorist organizations witnessed today. The challenge becomes more acute considering the immensely vast scope and categories of critical infrastructure that are vulnerable, from nuclear and energy facilities, com…
Mr. Skoog
Let me begin by thanking the Ukrainian presidency of the Security Council for convening today’s open debate and for conducting the consultations on resolution 2341 (2017), which we have just adopted. The consensus behind it underlines the open and inclusive process that led to its agreement, as well as the importance that we all attach to that vital issue. Out of respect for all Member States tha…
Mr. Lamek
At the outset, allow me to thank Ukraine for having taken the initiative of convening this important debate. I should also like to thank the speakers thus far for their insightful statements.
France associates itself with the statement to be delivered on behalf of the European Union.
The examples of terrorist attacks that have targeted critical infrastructure, particularly transportation, are r…
Mr. Seck
At the outset, I should like to convey the sincere gratitude of the Senegalese delegation to the Ukrainian presidency for having taken the initiative to organize this important debate on a topic of proven relevance. The briefings of this morning made by Ms. Viotti, Mr. Stock, Mr. Rao and Mr. Trelawny have given us a clear idea of the issues under consideration, and I would like, on behalf of the …
Mr. Bessho
I would first like to express my sincere appreciation to you for taking up this timely and important topic. My appreciation also goes to Ms. Viotti and all other speakers for their insightful briefings.
Over the past few months, we have adopted two Security Council resolutions on counter-terrorism: 2309 (2016) on aviation security and 2322 (2016) on international judicial cooperation. We welcome…
Mr. Alemu
We would like to express appreciation to the Ukrainian presidency for organizing and to you, Mr. President, for presiding over this important debate on the protection of critical infrastructure from terrorist attacks. We welcome the unanimous adoption of resolution 2341 (2017) and our thanks also go to all the briefers for their presentations.
With the growing threats of terrorism and violent ex…
Mr. Bermúdez
I thank you, Mr. Minister, for presiding over our work today. I would like to commend your country for having organized this open debate and for conducted with great balance and transparency the negotiations on the important resolution 2341 (2017), which we adopted today and which, together with resolution 2309 (2016) on the terrorist threat to civil aviation, reflects the importance that the Sec…
Mr. Klein
I want to thank all the briefers for their very informative and comprehensive briefings today and for highlighting the work that their organizations are doing on this important topic.
The United States recognizes Ukraine for drawing attention to the importance of protecting critical infrastructure. The challenges for most people is that critical infrastructure is both everywhere and nowhere. We …
Mr. Aboulatta
At the outset, I should like to express my sincere thanks and
congratulations on the adoption of the significant resolution 2341 (2017), on the protection of critical infrastructure from terrorist attacks. I would also like to thank the Ukrainian presidency of the Security Council for convening this important debate. And I also thank the briefers for their valuable presentations.
The terrorist …
Mr. Rycroft
I am most grateful for the analysis shared by the briefers this morning. I join others in paying tribute to you, Mr. Minister, for your leadership in bringing this important issue to our attention.
The terrorist threat has evolved over the past decade. We face increasingly complex threats as terrorists acquire new knowledge and new technology. Not content with simply killing innocents, terrorist…
Mr. Liu Jieyi
China appreciates Ukraine‘s initiative to convene today’s open debate of the Security Council on the protection of critical infrastructure against terrorist attacks. We welcome Foreign Minister Klimkin’s presiding over the meeting. We listened attentively to the briefings made by the Secretary-General’s Chef de Cabinet, Ms. Viotti, and the other briefers.
With the deepening of economic globaliza…
Mr. Zagaynov
I too should like to thank the briefers for their participation in today’s meeting.
Combating terrorism in today’s world must be an absolute priority in the work of the Security Council. Today, the international community is encountering increasingly sophisticated forms of terrorist activity and support. The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), Jabhat al-Nusra, Al-Qaida and their allies …
Mr. Arancibia Fernández
At the outset, I would like to welcome Foreign Minister Klimkin today and thank the delegation of Ukraine for having put this item on the Security Council’s agenda. I would like to express my thanks and appreciation to all of the speakers who have taken the floor before me.
The Plurinational State of Bolivia reiterates its firm commitment to the fight against terrorism and its categorical reject…
The President
I wish to remind all speakers to limit their statements to no more than five minutes in order to enable the Council to carry out its work expeditiously. Delegations with lengthy statements are kindly requested to circulate the texts in writing and to deliver a condensed version when speaking in the Chamber.
I now give the floor to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Estonia.
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