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lines on the record: 46
first: 2016-12-15
most recent: 2020-01-10
sittings or episodes: 7
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“In conclusion, I wish again to reiterate that we strongly believe that it is only by upholding the principles of the Charter of the United Nations and through respect for international law that we can deliver on our pledge to maintain peace and security and pave the way for the protection of human rights and sustainable development. We therefore once again reaffirm our strong commitment to multilateralism and rules-based order.”
2020-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699Resumption1 (2020) · source
“Russia’s ongoing steps towards de facto annexation of these Georgian regions by gradually dragging them into its military, political, economic, social and legal system further aggravate the situation. This illegal process also results in the extreme deterioration of the humanitarian situation and violations of human rights on the ground, including the rights of ethnic Georgians to life, health, education in their native language, residence and property, as well as restrictions on the freedom of movement. The practice of installing barbwire fences and multiple artificial obstacles on Georgian territory, as well as regular closures of the so-called crossing points, greatly exacerbate security and humanitarian conditions on the ground, even resulting in fatalities.”
2020-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699Resumption1 (2020) · source
“Despite Georgia’s continued commitment to peaceful conflict resolution, which implies the de-occupation of our territories and reconciliation and confidence-building between the war-torn communities, all our efforts are met with resistance from the occupying Power. Russia is not fulfilling its international commitments and continues to violate the European Union-mediated ceasefire agreement of 12 August 2008. Let me also underline that, to this very day, even international human rights mechanisms are not allowed to enter the occupied regions. Both regions remain heavily militarized with Russia’s full-fledged military bases, regular military drills remaining the source of the destabilization of the already extremely fragile security environment in the wider region.”
2020-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699Resumption1 (2020) · source
“In the aftermath of the August 2008 war, the mandate of United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia was brazenly terminated by the veto cast by the Russian Federation, a permanent member of the Security Council and a party to the conflict, thereby creating a total vacuum of the international security presence in the occupied territories of Georgia when it was most needed. Those blatant violations of the fundamental norms and principles of international law and disregard for the territorial integrity of the sovereign States is a massive blow to European security and the entire international order.”
2020-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699Resumption1 (2020) · source
“Article 24 of the Charter of the United Nations gives the Security Council the primary responsibility for maintaining international peace and security on behalf of Member States. That is why it is so important that today, in this Chamber, we discuss how international law and the Charter are being respected and the implications of this issue around the world. Let me share the worrisome experience of my own region where, due to the destructive role of one of the Security Council members, the territorial integrity and sovereignty of two of its neighbouring States are being violated. This year marks the twelfth anniversary of Georgia experiencing a full-scale military aggression by Russia, which resulted in the illegal occupation of 20 per cent of my country’s territory. A few years later, Ukraine fell victim to the same aggressor.”
2020-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699Resumption1 (2020) · source
“At the outset, let me express our deepest condolences to the victims of the Ukrainian passenger aeroplane crash in Tehran this week. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victims. We believe it is of the utmost importance to ensure a swift and comprehensive investigation of the crash. Almost 75 years since the founding of the United Nations, we still live in a world where the main principles of international law enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations — the principles of the sovereign equality, the non-use of threat or force against the territorial integrity of States and non-interference in their internal affairs — are violated on a daily basis. Multilateralism and the rules-based order are under attack.”
2020-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699Resumption1 (2020) · source
“Meanwhile, women living in Georgia's occupied regions, as well as in areas adjacent to the occupation line, continue to suffer from systemic grave violations of their fundamental rights and freedoms, including, but not limited to, freedom of movement and illegal detentions by officers of the Russian Federal Security Service. In conclusion, let me reaffirm Georgia's commitment to advancing the implementation of the women, peace and security agenda at the national level and to contributing towards its implementation globally.”
2019-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8649Resumption1 (2019) · source
“Despite our efforts to empower conflict-affected women, Russia's occupation ofthe two Georgian regions Abkhazia and Tskhinvali prevents my Government from sharing the human rights protection framework with women remaining on the other side of the illegally erected fences. Alarmingly, the most recent so-called borderization process and closure of the occupation line in the Tskhinvali region fully isolates the occupied area and creates the risk of a humanitarian crisis, particularly in Akhalgori district. Yesterday, there was yet another fatal accident when 70-year-old Margo Martiashvili, a resident of Akhalgori district requiring urgent medical assistance, died as a result of the denial by the occupying regime to temporarily open the so- called crossing point in order to access the nearest hospital. She passed away in Tskhinvali.”
2019-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8649Resumption1 (2019) · source
“There are State programmes and services for victims and regular consultations are conducted with women living along the occupation line and their families on human security, domestic violence, Violence against women and sexual violence. Moreover, with the support of UN-Women in Georgia, the Government holds regular meetings to share information on the Geneva international discussions and incident prevention and response mechanisms among civil society, including women's rights activists, internally displaced persons and conflict-affected women. I would also like to recall that in April the Government submitted a list of specific commitments on women, peace and security to be implemented before October 2020.”
2019-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8649Resumption1 (2019) · source
“For the first time, the notion of sexual harassment, as well as sanctions for the perpetrators, has been introduced by the Ministry of Defence in the disciplinary code of the defence system. Moreover, the Ministry adopted a set of detailed procedures regarding complaints on bullying, sexual discrimination, sexual harassment and abuse. Georgia attaches particular importance to the role of women, the use oftheir potential in peace processes and the continuous facilitation of their increased involvement in the confidence-building and reconciliation process. We support the engagement of conflict-affected women's non-governmental organizations in the public diplomacy and dialogue process.”
2019-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8649Resumption1 (2019) · source
“Our third national action plan for this agenda, covering the period 2018 to 2020, is harmonized with our national action plan on the protection of human rights, based on a whole-of- Government approach to integrating gender perspectives in the security sector, while using a gender lens in peace negotiations, protecting the rights of women and girls and promoting their meaningful participation in conflict prevention and conflict resolution. The Inter-Agency Commission on Gender Equality, Violence against Women and Domestic Violence coordinates discussions among Government agencies, as well as civil society organizations, to ensure the effective implementation of the women and peace and security agenda at the national and subnational levels.”
2019-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8649Resumption1 (2019) · source
“I would like to thank you, Madam President, for convening today's meeting. Georgia aligns itself with the statement to be delivered by the observer of the European Union. As we prepare to mark the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of landmark resolution 1325 (2000), on women and peace and security, next year, and in view of the slow progress in its implementation, accelerating our efforts to ensure women's increased participation in peace negotiations and in the decision-making process is urgent. Georgia continues to attach significant importance to the implementation of the women and peace and security agenda.”
2019-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8649Resumption1 (2019) · source
“International engagement and monitoring of the situation inside the conflict-affected regions, and the occupied regions of Georgia in particular, are thus crucial to ensuring substantive gender equality and preventing sexual violence against women.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“Gender and domestic violence issues are also included in sessions on post- traumatic stress disorder held by Ministry of Defence psychologists following deployment. Despite the Government's efforts to promote the full inclusion in the peace process of women affected by conflict, the ongoing occupation of Georgia's Abkhazia and Tskhinvali regions by the Russian Federation hinders the peace process and imposes severe conditions on women living in Georgia's occupied regions, as well as in areas adjacent to the occupation line. Those areas are systematically subject to human rights violations, including the denial of the right to freedom of movement, illegal detentions by Russian FSB officers and threats to physical security for so-called illegal border crossings.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“The gender- equality monitoring team at the Ministry of Defence coordinates gender mainstreaming, the implementation of a gender perspective and the institutionalization and fulfilment of national and international obligations. The team is also engaged in implementing measures designed to prevent domestic violence perpetrated by representatives of the Ministry of Defence. The Ministry has further improved its legislative base to ensure accountability for sexual harassment by military servicemen, and has introduced a mandatory training course for all employees on the elimination of sexual harassment in the workplace. Training on gender perspectives and resolution 1325 (2000) has been part of predeployment training for peacekeepers since 2014, and more than 5,000 military servicemen and -women have been trained so far.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“To further support women affected by conflict, the Government of Georgia has launched a project aimed at empowering them economically by expanding their knowledge and enhancing the practical skills they need to start their own businesses. Gender equality is an essential pillar of military and civilian personnel management in Georgia. Our Ministry of Defence's gender-equality strategy establishes the conditions required to guarantee equal rights, freedoms and opportunities for men and women, prevent and eradicate all forms of discrimination, counter any kind of gender violence and eliminate misconduct, sexual harassment and physical and psychological mistreatment. Today approximately 8 per cent of our armed forces and 49 per cent of Ministry of Defence personnel are women.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“Our most recent plan covers the inclusion of the needs, priorities and recommendations of internally displaced women and women affected by conflict in peace and security efforts, as well as women's increased participation of women in the Geneva international discussions and in the mechanisms for preventing and responding to incidents of sexual violence. To that end, the participants in the Geneva international discussions and the prevention and response mechanisms meet and consult regularly with representatives of non-governmental organizations, including those specializing in the protection of women's rights.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“During that time we have seen groundbreaking changes in terms of understanding and addressing the root causes and the devastating impact of conflict-related sexual violence. However, sexual violence continues to be used as a strategy of warfare and a tactic of terror to this day. It continues to function as both a driver and a result of forced displacement. It is thus our primary responsibility to address conflict- related sexual Violence at all stages of the prevention, protection and prosecution nexus. The Government of Georgia has been carrying out its national action plans for implementing the Security Council's resolutions on women and peace and security since 2012.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“I would like to express our appreciation to the Franco-German presidencies of the Council for their leadership in advancing the issue of sexual violence in conflict. I also want to thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2019/280), as well as this morning's briefers, who gave us moving accounts of their experiences and their perspectives on tackling impunity and increasing accountability in the area of sexual violence in conflict. We welcome the adoption today of resolution 2467 (2019) and are committed to its implementation. This year marks the tenth anniversary of the establishment of the mandate of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“A new peace initiative, entitled A Step to a Better Future, seeks to improve the humanitarian, social and economic conditions of the populations and to encourage contacts, movement and relations based on mutual interests along and across the dividing lines.”
2018-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8334 (2018) · source
“Finally, let mejoin others in stressing the importance of engaging more women in conflict resolution. We warmly welcome the appointment of Ms. Cihan Sultanoglu as the United Nations Representative to the Geneva international discussions and express hope that, as the first woman co-Chair, she will bring positive impetus to the negotiations. In conclusion, let me note that Georgia has intensified its efforts for reconciliation among the war-torn population so as to share the benefits of the country's development and European integration with the people residing in the occupied territories.”
2018-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8334 (2018) · source
“The mediators should further strive to take on the role of defenders of the basic principles of international law and create incentives for the parties to be constructive and fair players in the negotiation. Therefore, misconduct and the blackmailing of the process need to be dully assessed and discouraged. Of course, even perfect mediators would not be able to achieve progress if the political will of the parties does not allow it. That has been the case on fundamental issues of the international discussions, such as the non-use of force, international security arrangements and the return of internally displaced persons and refugees. For instance, we have many times unilaterally reaffirmed the commitment to the non-use of force and firmly respected that principle. We are still awaiting reciprocity from the Russian side.”
2018-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8334 (2018) · source
“For almost a decade, we have witnessed permanent disregard of ground rules of the Geneva international discussions by Russia and other participants who use the tactics of so called walk-outs during the discussion on vital agenda items and blackmailing the peace formats with the threat of disrupting the negotiations if issues they dislike are raised. We therefore believe that the elaboration of concrete measures that prevent such procedural misuse of the mediation platforms should be a priority of the mediators. At the same time, the mediation should not be confined solely to the facilitation of an environment suitable for negotiations.”
2018-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8334 (2018) · source
“It is therefore critical that the Security Council give due attention to conflicts of interest in its deliberations on the conflict resolution process. In that context, the unilateral discontinuation of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia through the veto cast by the Russian Federation also comes to mind. Secondly, we could not agree more with the Secretary-General in stating that getting the mediation process right can be as important as the substance of the talks. That becomes essential when we speak about issues such as the agenda and conduct during the talks.”
2018-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8334 (2018) · source
“Against that backdrop, the peaceful dialogue formats - the Geneva international discussions and the incident prevention and response mechanisms under its umbrella - have a special role to play. While those formats have proved to be indispensable in preventing the wide-scale escalation of the conflict, we must also admit that they have failed to produce tangible, substantial results. Our main lessons from 44 rounds held thus far are the following. First and foremost, neutral and good-faith mediation is key to a credible process. We now enjoy an impartial co-chairmanship within the Geneva international discussions. However, in the 1990s, for more than a decade conflict in Georgia was mediated by a party with vested interests in prolongating and escalating the conflict, which resulted in its full-scale military intervention and occupation.”
2018-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8334 (2018) · source
“At this juncture, it is critical that we take stock of ongoing mediation processes and reflect on our challenges and achievements. Let me share our national experience with regard to conflict settlement, where the United Nations, along with the European Union and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, has a special leadership role as one of the co-chairs of the Geneva international discussions, which is a unique and inclusive international mediation platform. Ten years after the 2008 Russo-Georgian War, we still face a fully operational illegal Russian military presence in both occupied regions of Georgia. The continuous fortification of the occupation lines has had a heavy toll on the humanitarian and human rights situation on the ground.”
2018-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8334 (2018) · source
“Let me express my sincere gratitude to the United Kingdom presidency for convening today's important debate. Georgia aligns itself with the statement delivered by the observer of the European Union. I will now add a few remarks in my national capacity. Since the last Security Council debate on this issue (see S/PV.6108), we have witnessed several major developments in support of the surge in diplomacy, such as the steadfast commitment of the Secretary- General to prioritizing prevention, the strengthening of the mediation capacity of the United Nations, and the commitment to creating the High-level Advisory Board on Mediation. Despite all those efforts, there has been a ten-fold increase in the number of internationalized conflicts in recent decades.”
2018-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8334 (2018) · source
“Against this backdrop, while reaffirming our commitment to the protection of the fundamental rights of the child, we call on the international community to increase its efforts aimed at protecting children's rights in the occupied regions of Georgia and other conflict- affected areas of the world.”
2017-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8082 (2017) · source
“Since 2015, the Georgian language has been banned as a language of instruction in the early grades at the remaining Georgian schools in the Gali district, gradually resulting in the total restriction of native-language instruction in the Abkhazia region. In the academic years from 2015 to 2017, approximately 4,000 pupils were deprived of their right to get an education in their native Georgian language. A similar process was initiated in Tskhinvali region. Since September 2017, native-language instruction has been banned in Georgian schools of Akhalgori, Znauri and Sinaguri, as part of Russia's far-reaching strategy aimed at erasing Georgian identity in the occupied regions.”
2017-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8082 (2017) · source
“Georgia has given priority to the protection of the rights of children in all aspects of life by ratifying the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child as well as its Optional Protocols. Our Government spares no effort in assisting children affected by conflict and forced displacement from both the Abkhazia and Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia, and in guaranteeing adequate living conditions for them through extending welfare programmes and the implementation of relevant strategies. We are extremely concerned that the fundamental human rights of children continue to be violated on a daily basis in both occupied regions of Georgia.”
2017-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8082 (2017) · source
“As we commemorate the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Paris Commitments, we reiterate our pledge to put an end to and prevent the recruitment of children into armed forces, to implement sanctions against people having unlawfully recruited children, to reintegrate child soldiers into their communities and to make every effort to have the Paris Commitments observed and applied through political, humanitarian and technical assistance of Member States. It is vital that all parties to a conflict unconditionally and immediately release children incorporated in armed forces. We, the States Members of the United Nations, together with humanitarian and development partners, need to take concrete steps to alleviate the consequences of armed hostilities on younger generations.”
2017-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8082 (2017) · source
“With more than 245 million children estimated to be living in conflict zones, the issue of children missing out on education owing to the effects of conflict is particularly alarming. At the same time, there has been tangible progress in protecting children through the United Nations Children, Not Soldiers campaign. With the assistance of UNICEF and other United Nations partners, thousands of children have been released from captivity and reintegrated in their communities. Effective tools have been developed and important initiatives generated through the mandate of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, providing a strong framework for addressing grave violations against children all over the world.”
2017-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8082 (2017) · source
“As stated in the Secretary-General's report on children and armed conflicts (S/2017/821), there were at least 4,000 verified violations against children by Government forces and more than 11,500 verified violations by the range of non-State armed groups in 2016. Asymmetric attacks have had a particularly severe impact on children in areas controlled by non-State armed actors and terrorist groups. Among the troubling trends presented in the report are the abhorrent use of war tactics by a number of parties to conflicts, including the denial of humanitarian access to children. We have all witnessed children trapped in besieged areas or deprived of access to food, water and medical assistance, including vaccines. In 2016, more than 750 attacks on schools and hospitals were verified by the Organization.”
2017-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8082 (2017) · source
“Ms. Agladze (Georgia) Let me express our gratitude to the French presidency for convening today's open debate on children and and armed conflict. Georgia aligns itself with the statement delivered on behalf of the European Union. Let me add a few remarks in my national capacity. Protecting children in armed conflict is our common responsibility, yet children continue to be abducted in situations ofarmed conflict and recruited as combatants. They fall victim to acts of violence, murder, maiming and arbitrary detention across the globe. Despite the broad understanding of the nature of the problem, we have yet to see more tangible progress on the ground.”
2017-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8082 (2017) · source
“As we seek to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and deliver on the promise to leave no one behind, the rights of women living in the occupied regions of Georgia are of great concern for us. We support the recommendations contained in the report of the Secretary-General, and share the view that existing commitments need to be translated into practice. In that context, let me once again reiterate Georgia's readiness to join global efforts aimed at better implementing the women and peace and security agenda.”
2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source
“The commission represents the domestic coordination and monitoring mechanism envisaged by article 10 of the Istanbul Convention, and its work focuses on human rights, domestic violence, and women and peace and security. While underlining the significance of strengthening protection measures with regard to violence against women and women's empowerment, our persistent concern relates to the women living in the occupied regions of Georgia - Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Women in the occupied territories continue to suffer grave violations of their fundamental rights and freedoms, including but not limited to the freedom of movement, among many others. The situation in the occupied territories is particularly alarming, given the absence of international monitoring missions.”
2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source
“The new action plan, just like previous ones, is being developed in broad consultation with civil society together with national partners from line ministries, State institutions responsible for its implementation and women's organizations. The whole process is highly inclusive and transparent. As an illustration of its strong commitment to improving and advancing gender equality and ensuring women's empowerment and the full protection of women's rights, Georgia recently ratified the Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence, also known as the Istanbul Convention, and established an inter-agency commission for gender equality and ending violence against women and girls at the executive branch.”
2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source
“It is obvious that the sustainability of peace depends directly on women's engagement in peace processes, politics, governance, institution-building, the rule of law, the security sector and economic recovery, and that the level of gender equality and the security of women are among the most reliable indicators of peace. Georgia adopted a national policy framework and action plans for the effective implementation of the women and peace and security agenda early on. At present, the Government is in the process of drafting its third national action plan aimed at implementing resolution 1325 (2000) for the period 2018-2020.”
2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source
“Following the adoption of the resolution, the importance of women's role has gradually increased, particularly in conflict prevention and resolution, and in maintaining peace and security. However, more has to be done to achieve the full implementation of the women and peace and security agenda and the relevant resolutions. We welcome the report of the Secretary-General (S/2017/861), which underlines the crucial role of women's increased participation in peace and decision-making processes at all levels. As stated in the report, efforts aimed at achieving peace and security, sustainable development and human rights must be linked not only in words but also in practice.”
2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source
“Let me first express our gratitude to the French presidency for convening today's debate on the implementation of the women and peace and security agenda. Georgia aligns itself with the statement delivered earlier by the observer of the European Union. Let me add few remarks in my national capacity. As we approach the seventeenth anniversary of the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000), we once again underscore the importance attached to the issue of gender equality, women's empowerment and the protection of women's rights. Over the past years, that landmark resolution has established a complex agenda for States Members to further empower women and promote their rights and increased participation in peace and security efforts.”
2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source
“To promote CBRN-related topics at the United Nations, the Governments of Georgia, the Kingdom of Morocco and the Republic of the Philippines have established the United Nations Group of Friends on CBRN Risk Mitigation and Security Governance. The Group of Friends is a consultation and dialogue forum aimed at integrating the CBRN component into the international security architecture, sensitizing States to the importance of mitigating CBRN risks, and fostering regional cooperation on CBRN challenges. It also promotes the activities aimed at building capacity and developing capabilities between and among partner States and the implementation of the resolution 1540 (2004). It is our belief that through promoting such joint efforts we can succeed in advancing a robust preventive system against the proliferation of WMD.”
2016-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7837 (2016) · source
“However, in the absence of an international presence inside those regions, it has become virtually impossible to conduct any type of verification activities on the ground, thereby increasing the risk of the proliferation of WMD-related materials. Georgia actively cooperates with the European Union and the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute, within the framework of the European Union Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Centres of Excellence Initiative, to promote an integrated CBRN approach across the area covering South-East Europe, the Caucasus, Moldova and Ukraine. With the aim of contributing to the success of the project, the CBRN Regional Secretariat was opened and successfully functions in Georgia.”
2016-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7837 (2016) · source
“However, the threats posed by the proliferation of chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (CBRN) weapons and materials, as well WMD-related technologies, remains a subject of serious concern for Georgia, not the least due to our close proximity to a region that poses a high risk of proliferation. In that regard, Georgia has been taking various measures while implementing CBRN national actions plans. In recent years, several attempts to smuggle nuclear and radioactive materials via Georgia's occupied regions were detected and duly prevented by our law enforcement agencies. During the 2006-2016 decade, 25 cases of illicit smuggling of radioactive materials were intercepted, 11 of which were from the occupied territories of Georgia.”
2016-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7837 (2016) · source
“In that regard, full compliance with the obligations under international arrangements such as the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, the Chemical Weapons Convention, the Biological Weapons Convention, resolution 1540 (2004) and others must stand out as a priority for the international community. Georgia is a non-nuclear State, a status we achieved after the removal of 1.83 kilograms of highly enriched uranium from the Breeder-l Neutron Source Facility in December 2015. Repatriating highly enriched uranium was a step in response to the communique ofThe Hague 2014 Nuclear Security Summit.”
2016-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7837 (2016) · source
“In fact, the acquisition of those technologies and materials may be a bigger challenge than an actual WMD. Increasing threats emanating from terrorist groups make the possibility of exploitation of security vulnerabilities with criminal intent highly probable, while some actors have already demonstrated readiness to acquire and use weapons of mass destruction, as demonstrated in the reports by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons- United Nations Joint Investigative Mechanism. Political commitment is crucial to all of us in developing the policies, strategies and systems to strengthen security at all levels.”
2016-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7837 (2016) · source
“At the outset, let me express our gratitude to the Spanish presidency of the Security Council for convening this open debate and for its successful chairing of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004). We welcome the adoption of resolution 2325 (2016) today, which we also co-sponsored. Georgia aligns itself with the statement delivered earlier today by the observer of the European Union. I wish to convey the following remarks in my national capacity. The risk of nuclear terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and related materials and technologies have become major challenges to our common security. The chance of such weapons falling into the hands of unauthorized actors is indeed alarming.”
2016-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7837 (2016) · source