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Sergey Lavrov

lines on the record: 265
first: 2004-09-24
most recent: 2023-09-24
sittings or episodes: 12
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“The Arab Peace Initiative fully retains its relevance, and we support the efforts of the League of Arab States to move it forward. I also wish to stress the importance of implementing the decision on convening in 2012 a conference on establishing in the Middle East a zone free of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery (see NPT/CONF/2010/50 (Vol.I)). It is clearly necessary to ensure the participation in the conference of all States in the region, and they should agree on key arrangements among themselves. In that matter, the League of Arab States should play an important role. On the whole, we support closer ties between the United Nations and regional entities.”
2012-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 67 (2012)
“We hope that Lakhdar Brahimi, Joint Special Representative of the United Nations and the League of Arab States, will be able to bring his vast experience to bear on moving towards an agreement on such arrangements, with the support of the international community. Russia will provide its full support to promote the success of his mission. The changes taking place in the Middle East should not marginalize the Palestinian problem. The achievement of a comprehensive, just and lasting Arab- Israeli settlement, which should lead, among other results, to the establishment of an independent, viable and contiguous Palestinian State, coexisting in peace and security with Israel, would be a major contribution to the normalization of the overall regional situation.”
2012-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 67 (2012)
“The militarization of the conflict continues, with calls for open intervention. Extremist organizations including Al-Qaida have become more active in Syria. They perpetrate terrorist attacks against innocent civilians and civil infrastructure. The number of war crimes is growing, on the part of both Government forces and the opposition, as recorded in the recent report of the Human Rights Council’s commission of inquiry (A/HRC/21/50). Russia resolutely condemns any violence, wherever it comes from, and is convinced that there is still an opportunity to undertake collective action. Practical steps to overcome the crisis need to begin with a comprehensive ceasefire, the release of prisoners and hostages and the provision of additional humanitarian aid. That would create the conditions to start an inter-Syrian dialogue.”
2012-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 67 (2012)
“That was the substance of the consensus recorded in the final communiqué of the Action Group for Syria (S/2012/523, annex), agreed upon in Geneva as a follow-up to the Kofi Annan plan. We call upon all members of the Action Group to fully abide by the commitments we all took on in Geneva. That is the fastest way to stop the loss of human life in Syria. We proposed a Security Council resolution endorsing the Geneva communiqué as the basis for negotiations at the beginning of the transitional period, but that proposal was blocked. Those who oppose the implementation of the Geneva communiqué bear an onerous responsibility. They insist on a ceasefire by the Government alone and encourage the opposition to intensify hostilities, in fact pushing Syria even deeper into the abyss of bloody internecine strife.”
2012-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 67 (2012)
“We strongly believe that all members of the international community should be interested in making the Middle East-North Africa region peaceful, stable, democratic and free from domestic and inter-State conflicts. So far, however, there has been no progress in reaching unanimity in the efforts of outside players to create conditions for achieving that goal. Of particular concern is the deepening internal conflict in Syria. We have consistently called for consolidated efforts by the international community to compel the Government and its opponents to immediately cease the violence, come to the negotiating table and work out a compromise on the content and pace of reforms that would satisfy all Syrians and ensure the safety and rights of all ethnic and religious groups.”
2012-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 67 (2012)
“For over a year and a half, the situation in the Middle East and North Africa has been the nerve centre of global politics. The deep changes that have swept over the region intertwine with the key problems of modern international relations and require everyone to take a comprehensive approach and to reject simplistic and ideology-driven patterns and double standards. Russia has consistently supported peoples in their aspiration to determine their destiny and to pave the way to more effective models of public governance. We believe it is particularly important to carry out those transformations in a non-violent way and without outside interference.”
2012-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 67 (2012)
“Russia will never forget the countless military crimes committed by Hitler and his associates in our land and throughout Europe during the years of the Nazi aggression. The rapid changes taking place in the world make it imperative to strengthen the role of the United Nations and to adapt it to contemporary realities while preserving — naturally — its inter-State character and the immutability of its Charter principles. A fundamental element of the Organization’s renewal is the reform of the Security Council. We support a solution that is based upon the broadest possible agreement. The world community faces many challenges, and the United Nations, as a major mechanism for global regulation, is today in demand as never before. Together we will find practical ways to effectively overcome the threats of the twenty-first century.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“There is a clear and urgent need to counter the threats posed by nationalism, ethnic and religious intolerance. We therefore reiterate the importance of the recent High- level Meeting of the General Assembly to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance. Attempts to falsify or revise history are inadmissible, all the more so given that we are marking the sixty-fifth anniversary of the Nuremberg Tribunal verdict. Political correctness and talk of freedom of speech cannot serve as a cover when, in certain European countries, people who brought disgrace upon themselves by cooperating with the Nazis are being talked and written about in an increasingly elevated tone.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“Cooperation rather than isolation should be the method for settling conflicts in the twenty-first century. The ongoing transformation in contemporary international relations makes it a priority task on the global agenda to expand intercultural, interreligious and inter-civilization dialogue in order to devise approaches to the problems of the modern world that are based on shared values. The degradation of fundamental moral values leads to the degradation of society. The recent tragic events in Norway, riots in Great Britain, protests by young people in other countries, and calls to suppress Christian minorities in the Middle East and North Africa — all of those events are the result of a deterioration in moral and ethical values. There can be no freedom without responsibility and no democracy without self-restraint.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“Such attention should include development assistance as well as efforts to overcome the current humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa and resolve the numerous ongoing conflicts, while maintaining the leading role of the African Union. The eradication of piracy remains a priority. It is necessary to accelerate the establishment of an international anti-piracy court mechanism in the region, in accordance with the Security Council resolution adopted on the initiative of Russia. Experience has shown that pressure and unilateral sanctions cannot be a cure-all in addressing various conflict situations; they only complicate efforts to resolve them. We urge that an end be put to any actions that circumvent the Security Council. We also call for the lifting of the blockade of Cuba.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“Russia is providing significant support for the efforts to stabilize the situation in Afghanistan. At the same time, we call on the International Security Assistance Force to more effectively fight the growing Afghan drug threat. Central Asia and Russia are already facing a “heroin aggression”, while the profits from drug trafficking are being used as the main source of financing the clandestine extremist underground in the region. The fight against this evil should be uncompromising, and it should target the entire drug business chain. The problems on the African continent should be a focus of continuous attention on the part of the United Nations.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“We are strongly committed to doing our utmost to prevent a repetition of a scenario involving the use of force in the Caucasus, as happened in August 2008 as a result of a reckless venture by the ruling regime in Tbilisi. Russia is ready to act as a guarantor of 11-51670 18 arrangements on the non-use of force between Abkhazia, Georgia, and South Ossetia, taking into account the earlier relevant statements made by the leaders of these three parties. We would welcome it if the United States and the European Union made similar commitments. As guarantors, we would be ready to take steps to prevent the resumption of violence in the region and, in the case of the wrongful use of force by either side, to work towards an early resolution of the situation on the basis of the existing norms of international law.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“We encourage the Cypriot communities to continue negotiations under United Nations auspices to achieve a comprehensive, just and viable settlement on the basis of the relevant Security Council resolutions. We call upon all parties to the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement process to take advantage of the additional opportunities arising from the efforts made in the context of Russia’s mediation. We will promote confidence-building and ceasefire enforcement measures within the framework of the Troika of the co-Chairs of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Minsk Group, together with American and French partners. We hope that the decision taken in Moscow on 22 September on resuming official talks on a Transdniestrian settlement will encourage the parties to seek ways to arrive at mutually acceptable agreements.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“The situation in the Middle East could be significantly improved by progress in the negotiation process, on the basis of the main parameters defined and recorded in Security Council resolutions, the Madrid terms of reference and the Arab Peace Initiative, and reiterated in the Quartet ministerial statement of 23 September. The only viable basis for a settlement is the coexistence of Palestinian and Israeli States in peace and security. We support the Palestinians’ application to the Security Council and welcome the readiness reiterated by the President of the Palestinian National Authority, Mr. Abbas, to hold talks with Israel on the basis of the existing international legal framework.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“The leading role in elaborating modalities for post-conflict resolution in Libya must be played by the United Nations and in particular the Security Council. That is precisely the goal of Security Council resolution 2009 (2011) of 16 September 2011, which established the United Nations Support Mission in Libya. We believe that it is time to take additional steps, including the lifting of the no-fly zone. As for Syria, it is inadmissible to boycott proposals for a national dialogue, stir up confrontation and provoke violence, while neglecting the reforms — late in coming, but still achievable — proposed by President Al-Assad. It is important to encourage the authorities and the opposition to start negotiations and agree on the future of their country. We hope that the League of Arab States will make the necessary efforts.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“At the same time, actions by the outside forces must be based on full respect for international law and be instrumental to the search for a political settlement between the authorities and the opposition. The attempts to go beyond the Security Council mandate are unacceptable, since they undermine its authority and compound the suffering of innocent civilians. In this context, it seems quite pertinent that States and regional organizations commit themselves to strictly complying with the existing norms of international law, including humanitarian law, in order to protect civilians during armed conflict. This step, which further enhances the existing legal basis of international relations, would contribute to the strengthening of regional and global security in its modern, multidimensional interpretation.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“The joint initiative launched by the leaders of China and Russia in September 2010 is aimed at creating a comprehensive architecture for security and cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region on a bloc-free legal basis. We could move closer to this goal by promoting a network of multilateral diplomacy, an idea that has been supported by the members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. Progress in the settlement of regional conflicts would contribute to a more stable international environment. Today, special attention is given to the developments in the Arab world. Russia condemns the use of violence against civilians and supports the aspirations of Arab peoples for the revival of their States and their democratic development and social and economic prosperity.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“Priority should be given to equal and indivisible security, predictability, transparency and mutual respect, taking into account one other’s interests. This 17 11-51670 is exactly the aim of Russian President Medvedev’s initiative to sign a treaty on European security. Its practical implementation would allow us to finally put a period to the post-cold war era, to establish a universal and clear framework for a reliable solution to such issues as missile defence and arms control, and to create a common space of security and development without dividing lines. Achieving equal and indivisible security is an urgent issue for the Asia-Pacific region, with the Russian Far East and Eastern Siberia as integral parts.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“A customs union between Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus has been created, and single economic space is taking shape with a view to establishing a Eurasian union. The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is a key tool for ensuring stability within the area of its responsibility. The signing of the joint declaration on cooperation between the United Nations Secretariat and the CSTO secretariat in March 2011 was a major step in the collaboration between these two organizations, primarily in the field of peacekeeping. We are ready to start working on its practical modalities. Russia consistently calls for interaction between regional organizations, under the auspices of the United Nations, to strengthen global stability on the basis of the solid legal framework of the Charter.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“Reliable protection of the field of information from malicious and criminal attacks is the goal of the initiative that Russia and its partners are promoting at the United Nations. During this session, we will put forward proposals on developing specific rules of conduct in this area. In a polycentric world, an effective international architecture can be created only if it rests on regional building blocks. The enhancing of global governance at the regional level and the increasing role of regional organizations are an integral part of modern international relations. Integration associations and organizations in the Commonwealth of Independent States area contribute to these processes. The Eurasian Economic Community, with its $10 billion anti-crisis fund, operates in the financial and economic sphere.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“We call on all partners to address these tasks with utmost responsibility. The situation around Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi-1 nuclear power plant has highlighted the need to improve the international legal framework in order to ensure the safety of nuclear power facilities. The Russian Federation has made proposals to enhance the mechanisms of the Convention on Nuclear Safety and the Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident and to strengthen the relevant IAEA norms. We urge support for these initiatives. In the age of new telecommunications technologies, international information security has become a challenge that requires coordinated efforts by the international community.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“We call for universalization of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, strengthening of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards system and the entry into force of the Comprehensive Nuclear- Test-Ban Treaty. Russia has been one of the main initiators of the proposal to convene in 2012 a conference on establishing a zone free of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery in the Middle East and is now working intensively, together with its partners, on the preparations for this important forum. The early resolution of the nuclear problems of Iran and the Korean Peninsula would contribute to the strengthening of the non-proliferation regime. We see no alternative to their political and diplomatic settlement and to taking concrete steps to create the conditions for the resumption of negotiations.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“The deployment of strategic missile defence elements in various parts of the world alters the overall configuration of international security. It is not enough to make statements that the increase in global missile defence capabilities would not undermine the basics of strategic stability. The issue is far too serious. We need solid legal guarantees that missile defence potential will actually be adequate to the declared objectives and will not disrupt global and regional balances. This holds equally true for both Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, where the missile defence factor is beginning to affect the strategic environment. It is of primary importance for us to prevent the undermining of the non-proliferation regime.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“Its practical realization will allow us to make sure that the Treaty is effective and viable and 11-51670 16 to see how its fundamental principles are implemented. We call on all States with nuclear weapons capability to join the Russian-American efforts. We believe that further progress in nuclear arms reductions is possible only on a multilateral basis. Moreover, progress in this area is inseparable from coordinated efforts to move forward on all aspects of strengthening international security and strategic stability. This includes development of universally acceptable approaches to missile defence issues, an accounting on the impact of strategic conventional arms, prevention of the weaponization of space and elimination of qualitative and quantitative imbalances in conventional arms.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“Sustainable development requires a reliable supply of energy resources for the global economy. Russia has proposed drafting a convention on international energy security that would cover all aspects of global energy cooperation, taking into account the balance of interests of all actors in the international market. We call for the start of the practical preparation of this document. As in economics, the logic of joint consolidated actions should prevail in matters of security and the elimination of surplus weapons worldwide. Russia and the United States made another important step towards nuclear disarmament when they signed the Treaty on Strategic Offensive Arms and began its implementation.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“Today, it is important to finalize the process of reforming the global financial and economic architecture and to implement everything we have agreed on, rather than to stop halfway. The efficiency of these efforts will only grow if the G-20 strengthens its dialogue with the United Nations and its specialized agencies. A significant contribution to the reform of the global economy and finance is being made by BRICS — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — a global-scale association of five major, rapidly growing economies that reflects the realities of the evolving multipolar world. BRICS does not aim at confrontation with anyone. Its goal is to enhance productive multilateral collaboration to address the urgent problems of the contemporary world.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“Ten years ago on September 11, a horrible terrorist attack was committed in this city. We are convinced that it is necessary to strengthen multilateral cooperation in countering international terrorism on both the global and regional levels. However, the additional mechanisms to be created in this area should be incorporated in our common work within the United Nations, with due account taken of its central coordinating role in combating terrorism. Wide international cooperation is needed to keep the situation in the global economic and financial system under control. One can hardly deny the importance of the role that the Group of Twenty (G-20) plays in the post-crisis recovery of the world economy.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“We are convinced that such guidelines should include, first and foremost, the rule of international law; clear, strict and responsible reliance on the fundamental principles of the Charter of the United Nations; and the will to implement a positive unification agenda. The United Nations remains a pillar of international relations and equitable multilateral cooperation in the interests of all States. It has a unique legitimacy and the necessary authority to respond adequately to the variety of contemporary risks and threats. It is the United Nations that should continue to provide political, legal and moral leadership in dealing with global challenges, to establish equitable principles and standards of interaction, to monitor their implementation and to render necessary assistance and support for the States that need it.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“This year the session of the General Assembly is opening at a time when international relations are in a state of turbulence. The Middle East and North Africa have gone through a period of large- scale changes, and the situation is volatile in certain other parts of the world. We have not yet been able to put the global economy back on the track of progressive sustainable development. The increasing number of alarming factors has been accompanied by an exacerbation of social, inter-ethnic and intercultural conflicts as well as outbreaks of extremism. Just as a ship caught in adverse weather conditions needs a united crew and a compass to find the right course, the international community today needs in particular to deploy joint efforts to respond to common challenges and set clear guidelines to strengthen global governance mechanisms.”
2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)
“We propose to build upon the results of the Summit and to think about establishing, under United Nations auspices, a special forum a kind of consultative council of religions for exchanges of views among representatives of major world faiths. Russia will spare no effort to strengthen multilateral cooperation within the framework of the United Nations. I am convinced that with a continued commitment to the principles of the United Nations Charter, we can make progress in the creation of an effective system of collective security, as was the will of the founding fathers of the world Organization.”
2007-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 62 (2007)
“We hope that the important meetings that took place this week in New York and Washington will facilitate thorough preparations for a successful launch in December in Bali of negotiations on joint post-2012 efforts. The spiritual and moral foundations of human solidarity are of increasingly vital importance. The spiritual values of all world religions demand that we achieve intercivilizational accord and fight manifestations of xenophobia and racism, as well as the resurgence of neo-Nazi trends. Those are the tasks to be tackled within the framework of the Alliance of Civilizations, which we support. The World Summit of Religious Leaders held in Moscow last year added a new dimension to this endeavour.”
2007-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 62 (2007)
“The possibility of deploying weapons in outer space poses a serious threat. The magnitude of that threat is determined by the global coverage of the deployment, which can endanger all States without exception. We consistently oppose the deployment in space of weapons of any type, and we call upon the international community to conclude an agreement to that effect. Another outstanding global issue is the effective prevention of climate change, which requires agreed and scientifically based solutions that are realistic and balanced and that do not undercut countries’ right to development. Russia has always stood for a constructive dialogue with a view to giving a genuinely universal character to the international climate protection regime.”
2007-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 62 (2007)
“President Putin has proposed a constructive alternative: collaborative work with the participation of Russia, the United States and Europe, and subsequently with that of other countries. Such work could lead to a genuinely global strategic alliance encompassing the entire Euro-Atlantic region, which would allow us to move forward in establishing an open system of collective security. Our proposals are under discussion, and we hope that the collective approach will prevail. The principle of the indivisibility of security should form the basis for resolving the situation around the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe. Russia stands ready to engage in that process, and proposals are well known. We expect that these proposals will be seriously discussed during the upcoming consultations.”
2007-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 62 (2007)
“At the same time, we should not ignore the task of engaging Iran in constructive efforts to resolve regional and international issues. Urgent steps are needed to strengthen the non-proliferation regime while providing all States with legitimate access to the benefits of the peaceful uses of nuclear energy. The joint initiative of the Presidents of Russia and the United States, put forward at their Kennebunkport meeting, is aimed at starting joint practical work in this field. We are confident that today peace should be based on willingness to cooperate, especially on matters directly affecting strategic stability. In this context, we cannot neglect the unilateral plans in the area of missile defence.”
2007-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 62 (2007)
“We consider the United States initiative to convene in November a multiparty meeting on a Middle East settlement as a step in that direction. We appreciate the preliminary considerations voiced by the United States side regarding the agenda and composition of that event. We reaffirm the importance of involving the Quartet of international mediators and the Arab League in the preparations. Settlement of the Kosovo problem is only possible within the framework of international and law based on negotiations. Unilateral steps will not lead to a lasting peace and will create the risk of destabilization in the Balkans and other regions. Complex problems require an integrated approach. This is particularly true for the situation around Iran. The goal of nuclear non-proliferation is an absolute priority.”
2007-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 62 (2007)
“We call upon the Secretary-General to take an active role in this issue, given the additional power the United Nations can wield towards an Iraqi settlement. The participants in recent multilateral meetings on Iraq have upheld that approach, and we support the decision endorsed at those meetings. The indivisibility of security is to be seen clearly in the Middle East. Early solution of the Palestine problem based on the two-State concept and the achievement of a comprehensive Middle East settlement underpinned by the international legal platform developed by the United Nations are next on the agenda. We are convinced that this goal could be advanced by holding a representative international conference preceded by thorough preparation.”
2007-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 62 (2007)
“Here, the Organization’s activities should be based on a comprehensive framework, including the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy adopted last year as resolution 60/288, and on a comprehensive convention on international terrorism. The Collective Security Treaty Organization is contributing to these efforts and has established useful interaction with the United Nations. Our efforts to resolve regional conflicts and urgent social and economic problems should form part of our counter-terrorism efforts. Iraq has become a source of destabilization for the whole region. Ensuring security, not to mention economic development, in that country requires a new strategy focused on reaching genuine national reconciliation with the participation of all of Iraq’s neighbours and with the support of the international community.”
2007-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 62 (2007)
“Russia fully shares the principles of global partnership in the interest of development, as approved at the Monterrey International Conference on Financing for Development and intends to increase its input to our common efforts in that area. We shall consistently strengthen our position as a donor country in accordance with the approach to Russian participation in international development assistance approved by President Putin in June 2007. We are confident that concrete steps to ensure sustainable socio-economic development in all regions are a sure remedy against threats to peace and security. There is a pressing need to use any means available to strengthen the leading role of the United Nations in fighting terrorism.”
2007-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 62 (2007)
“We also hope that United Nations Member States would honour the Eurasian Development Bank the status of observer in the General Assembly. We shall actively promote the attainment of these objectives, including in the framework of the process to reinvigorate the Commonwealth of Independent States and build up strategic offensive capabilities. The international community’s efforts should remain focused on reaching the Millennium Development Goals. We are concerned that today, seven years since the Millennium Summit, many developing countries, especially the least developed countries, are still significantly behind schedule in achieving the Millennium Development Goals. Particular attention should be paid to the specific needs of the African continent.”
2007-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 62 (2007)
“Global trade regulation mechanisms cannot be effective without regional integration, which is key to the economic well-being of all the regions of the world. Russia is actively signing and using regional trade agreements to achieve mutual liberalization of trade. Russia intends to use its current chairmanship of the Eurasian Economic Community to give a more practical focus to the organization, which since 2003 has had observer status in the General Assembly. Russia, along with other sponsors, will submit to the General Assembly a draft resolution on cooperation between the United Nations and the Eurasian Economic Community, aimed at providing a more systemic basis and facilitating the timely realization of the Millennium Development Goals.”
2007-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 62 (2007)
“The initiative put forward by the President of Russia in 2000 to enhance the work of the Military Staff Committee remains relevant. Naturally, a renewed Committee should operate with the participation of all members of the Security Council, as provided for in the United Nations Charter. Much remains to be done also in improving the interaction of the United Nations with regional organizations that have proven their ability to effectively participate in resolving security and development issues. A positive interrelationship between the principles of multilateralism and regionalism is obviously very important. At present, more than 50 per cent of international trade is carried out under regional trade agreements.”
2007-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 62 (2007)
“Like any society of free people, a world of free nations needs universal regulatory principles to ensure predictability and confidence in international affairs. The way to achieve this goal lies through strengthening the United Nations system by further adapting it to modern global realities. Decisions here should be based on the broadest possible consensus among Member States and on the universal intergovernmental nature of the United Nations. It is from that perspective that we view the reform initiatives proposed by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. It will be in our common interest to make more active use of United Nations peacekeeping capabilities. These could be improved by more effective use of a body such as the Military Staff Committee.”
2007-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 62 (2007)
“In his Munich speech in February, President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation called for an open and sincere dialogue that would enable us to work out a common understanding of the current historical epoch and of the modus operandi it obliges our nations to adopt. The international landscape is changing, due to newly emerging centres of global growth. Today, nobody can cope with global challenges single- handedly. Neither diktat nor bipolar dominance can fulfil the task of world governance. What is needed is collective leadership by major States; this should be representative both geographically and in terms of civilizations. The basis for such an informal mechanism can be provided only by the United Nations with its unique legitimacy. Multilateral diplomacy based on international law has come to the fore.”
2007-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 62 (2007)
“The expanding range of conflicts in international politics through the exacerbation of regional crises, the increasing threat of terrorism, the risk of the spread of weapons of mass destruction and stagnation on disarmament jeopardize international stability, divert resources from constructive uses and undermines the potential for sustainable worldwide economic growth. And it is such growth that is our common fundamental goal. Poverty and economic backwardness expand the breeding ground for extremism. On the other hand, developments over the past year provide convincing proof that an essentially new geopolitical situation has been developing in the world, one that is defined primarily by emerging multipolarity. We need to agree on what inferences we can draw from this.”
2007-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 62 (2007)
“Traditionally, the General Assembly sums up the results of the ending political year. This requires serious and joint consideration. It is essential to identify agreed solutions for today’s global problems based on the collective analysis of current international affairs. It appears that no one is challenging that security and prosperity are inseparable in an increasingly globalized world. Our approach should be similarly comprehensive, taking into account the inseparable link between the issues of peace and development, which has been amply proven by our recent experience.”
2007-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 62 (2007)
“Russia is fully determined, together with other countries, to build such a world order and take its proper place therein as a free and democratic State. More than half a century ago, the civilized world put aside all its disputes and differences and mobilized its efforts to counter the deadly threat of Nazi enslavement. The enemy that opposes us today is no less dangerous and no less merciless. Russia sincerely hopes that the forthcoming sixtieth anniversary of the end of World War II and the establishment of the United Nations will become a historic milestone on the path to a world order in which the twenty-first century sees the noble principles of peace, stability and development enshrined in the United Nations Charter hold sway.”
2004-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 59 (2004)
“It is already clear that this will be a long-term process with an uncertain future and one that, so far, is difficult to predict. At the same time, there is an enormous increase in the number of new unresolved problems and new dangerous challenges to security and the development of mankind. We still lack a collective strategy and universally applicable mechanisms for responding to those challenges. In fact, 33 we have to constantly improvise and use makeshift means to ensure world stability. A question arises as to whether we could soon find ourselves in a situation in which events start to go out of control. Is it not time for the international community to assume an active role in impacting upon global processes and taking targeted actions to establish a more secure and just world order?”
2004-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 59 (2004)
“The resolutions contain specific guidelines for bringing the international community closer to a new security model that would meet the global challenges of the twenty-first century. Those are the lines along which the High-level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change, established by the Secretary-General, is organizing its work. We hope that its recommendations will pave the way for a genuine enhancement of the effectiveness of the United Nations. At the same time, reform of the Organization, and particularly of the Security Council, should be based on the broadest possible agreement and should not provoke the alienation of States. The international community is undergoing a complex period in its establishment of a new system of international relations.”
2004-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 59 (2004)
“There is also a growing need to elaborate a United Nations convention on outer space law. A further challenge is the fight against gross violations of human rights, with a view to ensuring the security and dignity of the individual. The United Nations, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the Council of Europe and other organizations should not remain passive spectators when, in some countries, a considerable part of the population is deprived of citizenship and consequently of basic political, social and economic rights. On Russiaís initiative, the General Assembly, at its fifty-seventh and fifty-eighth sessions, adopted resolutions 57/145 and 58/16 respectively, on establishing, under the aegis of the United Nations, a comprehensive approach to countering new threats and challenges.”
2004-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 59 (2004)
“Among the challenges and threats is that of finding ways to bridge the gap between poor and rich States. Russia has been making its contribution there; between 1998 and 2002 it wrote off the debt of African countries equivalent to $11.2 billion. Another challenge is ensuring environmental security. Here I would like to confirm that in accordance with the decision of President Vladimir V. Putin we are now engaged in serious consideration of ratification of the Kyoto Protocol. The challenges also include preventing the transformation of outer space into a theatre of armed confrontation. Together with China, we are calling for the conclusion of a comprehensive agreement to that end. We call upon all countries with space capability to join in that initiative.”
2004-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 59 (2004)