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“While such a position by the opposition was strange then, today it looks absolutely ridiculous as the entire world knows about the insanity of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant. Russian diplomacy throughout the entire Syrian crisis has endeavoured to achieve a halt to the violence through dialogue with the Government and the opposition. We met twice in Moscow with the Government and various opposition groups. Unfortunately, those meetings did not include the participation of the opposition organization created and backed by some influential international players. But it would seem that that was actually the time when the international community could have - and should have - demonstrated its unity in the political process. But we are not giving up.”
2015-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7433 (2015) · source
“As a result, the country is in free-fall, sending shock waves throughout the entire Sahel and the North Africa region - and now even to the Mediterranean region as well. Steps continue to be taken towards a political settlement in Syria, but lack consistency owing to the fact that too many influential actors have priorities based on their political agendas. The Geneva 11 conference, convened with much difficulty, was halted after just two short rounds of talks between the Government and the opposition. Why? Because the opposition and those supporting it were not happy that the Government of Syria was insisting on the priority ofjointly combating terrorist organizations.”
2015-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7433 (2015) · source
“In conclusion, I would like to look at the root causes of the problem. We fully agree with those who feel that the Syrian crisis has gone beyond all imaginable or even unimaginable limits. The international community really must come together to solve the crisis. But for the time being, there does not seem to be a feeling of urgency to the task that is shared by all. Some seem to be planning, for the years to come, programmes to arm and train the so-called moderate opposition. However, given current information, there is not any moderate opposition. ISIS and Al-Qaida have taken over too much control in Syria for that. For any conflict, there are two solutions - a military and a political one. Attempts at a military solution in the absence of a Security Council veto was something we saw in Libya in 2011.”
2015-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7433 (2015) · source
“We support the combat against the Islamic State as well as against other terrorist groups. Only the final eradication of jihadist fighters in Syria will allow normalcy to return to the country. We think that the trend of events in Syria requires emergency measures to ensure the protection of the country from terrorist aggression and the restoration of its unity. Russia has, from the very beginning, called for the implementation of local truces or freezes in Syria. We are convinced that effective humanitarian actions, including those in line with Security Council resolutions, are possible only with a truce. We call upon the United Nations and humanitarian organizations to more actively engage in achieving local agreements and to do more to rebuild destroyed infrastructure and reestablish normal life in residential areas.”
2015-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7433 (2015) · source
“In those territories it is impossible to truly assess humanitarian needs. The presence ofthe most odious terrorist groups, the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and Jabhat Al-Nusra, is noted in almost all regions - Ar Raqqah, Deir ez-Zor, the south of Al Hasakah, the outskirts of Aleppo, Idlib and eastern Ghouta. Recently, the recent arrival of the Jabhat Al-Nusra in Dar'a led to 60,000 internally displaced persons, and in Idlib, to another 77,000. In an attempt to spread their influence, the terrorist organizations are creating alliances. That is a dangerous trend. Of particular concern is the attempt by terrorists to intervene in the Palestinian conflict, in particular, by taking the Syrian camp for Palestinian refugees in Yarmouk. We call upon all sides to ensure the security of civilians.”
2015-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7433 (2015) · source
“Unfortunately, the provision of humanitarian assistance through those crossing points is still very problematic, owing in part to the whims ofthe terrorists. We call upon humanitarian actors to better coordinate humanitarian assistance with Damascus. Any impartial observer can see clearly that today terrorism is the essential issue and threat in Syria. It is terrorism that imposes the most suffering on people in Syria. The position of the international community with respect to terrorists is enshrined in resolutions 2170 (2014), 2178 (2014) and 2199 (2015). Terrorists, according to the Secretary-General, have been waging war on the values of the United Nations and its Member States. Hundreds of thousands of people arbitrarily find themselves in the hands of a barbarous so-called caliphate, cut off from humanitarian assistance.”
2015-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7433 (2015) · source
“In the territory controlled by the Government, there is no significant lack of essential items, and medical institutions are functioning. With respect to opposition-held areas, the lack of assistance for the provision of basic services to the population has resulted in all of the ensuing harmful consequences. Equally important on the humanitarian issue in Syria is the Security Council's unified approach, demonstrated by the unanimously adopted resolutions and statements, including today's presidential statement (S/PRST/2015/10). An important indicator of such unity was the adoption last year of resolution 2165 (2014) on trans-border humanitarian access to Syrians in need through crossing points on the borders with Turkey and Jordan.”
2015-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7433 (2015) · source
“We also pay due tribute to the Government of Kuwait for hosting a donor conference, to which, unfortunately, representatives of the Syrian Government were not invited, even though three fourths of the humanitarian assistance for the needs of the country's population has been provided by the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic itself. We note that the Syrian Government recently took a number of additional steps in the humanitarian field. The United Nations received a "green light" for the provision of humanitarian assistance to the majority of the 33 locations that the United Nations requested, except for eight locations. For security reasons, the United Nations staff does not wish to send convoys to five of the eight.”
2015-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7433 (2015) · source
“Neighbours of Syria - Lebanon, Turkey and Jordan - are hosting the largest number of refugees and providing for their needs. Russia is providing the people of Syria with humanitarian assistance on a bilateral basis. We attach great priority to the humanitarian issues in Syria, both within the Security Council as well as on the ground, where the Russian Embassy in Damascus is in daily contact with United Nations humanitarian agencies, as well as with the Syrian Government. The support given by donors to the plan for a humanitarian response is invaluable.”
2015-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7433 (2015) · source
“Mr. Churkin (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): At the outset, we would like to thank all our briefers today for their stirring and substantive statements. However, we were, to tell the truth, a little surprised that the briefings by United Nations high officials referred to the issue of terrorism only in passing. Recently, the Council has been paying increasing attention to the topic, and we would expect that from United Nations officials as well. For four years, the armed conflict in Syria has brought the Syrian people untold suffering and has become the cause ofa humanitarian disaster. We highly value the steps taken by the international humanitarian community to alleviate the suffering. The Government of Syria faces the difficult task of providing full- scale humanitarian assistance to the people in the territory they control.”
2015-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7433 (2015) · source
“The list of evidence of intolerance, radicalism and extremism in Ukraine goes on and on. However, considering the late hour, I would like to conclude with an appeal to the representative of Ukraine to seriously deal with resolving the issue of extremism and radicalism in that country. Members of the Security Council should also try to objectively understand the situation in Ukraine.”
2015-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7432 (2015) · source
“The report of the International Advisory Panel of the Council of Europe on its investigation into the events in the Maidan described them as not in line with the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. In the light of the new approach to history, as can be seen in school textbooks, young Ukrainians can hardly avoid xenophobic or nationalistic Views. It has become a regular practice to spread hate speech, as evidenced by the campaign mounted by student activists at Lviv University on 25 February in setting up the so-called corridor of shame denouncing dissident professors. We might also recall the video clips that appeared on the Internet last year that showed a large crowd of Ukrainian students chanting in the school courtyard for reprisals against Russians.”
2015-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7432 (2015) · source
“There has been a wave of killings of opposition journalists and political actors. Recently, the former deputy of the Regional Party, Oleg Kalashnikov, and the Ukrainian journalist Oles Buzyna were both killed. Threats have also been made against other dissidents. There is a peace-making website with a list of individuals - with some personal information - who disagree with the wild outbursts of xenophobia in the country. Kyiv has been officially spreading such propaganda, as has been demonstrated by the statements of the advisor to the Minister for Internal Affairs, Mr. Gerashchenko. Extremism in Ukraine is spreading in a climate of impunity. There have still not been proper investigations into the tragedies that took place in the Maidan, Odessa and Mariupol.”
2015-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7432 (2015) · source
“Those who fought on the side of the fascists in the Second World War, among them members of the Ukrainian nationalist movement and the Ukrainian rebel army, have been declared national heroes. Tens of thousands of peaceful people were killed by that army during one of the most horrific examples of ethnic cleansing in the history of Ukraine. In 1941, the so- called heroes of Ukrainian history adopted a document declaring that the newly formed Ukrainian State would closely cooperate with the great National Socialist Germany, which, under the leadership of Adolf Hitler, would create a new order in Europe and the world. Such are the views circulating in Ukraine today. Those who do not agree with the Kyiv Government's position are called enemies of Ukraine, and the media cover up alternative points of views.”
2015-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7432 (2015) · source
“It is difficult to imagine a more horrific confirmation of that fact than the unpunished seizure of dozens of people as hostages in Odessa in May last year. Moreover, it seems that the Kyiv authorities are intentionally creating an atmosphere of hate and xenophobia in the country, which has, of course, had an enormous effect on young people. One need only consider, for example, at the voluntary battalions fighting in the Donbas, with their odious inclination to Nazi ideology, made up mostly ofpreviously radicalized youth. What is the meaning of the law adopted by the Rada or Parliament on the status of fighters for the independence of Ukraine in the twentieth century?”
2015-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7432 (2015) · source
“Mr. Zagaynov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): With your permission, we would like, at this time, to give a more detailed response to the statement made by the representative of Ukraine, all the more so since, with respect to that country, there is a great deal to say on the matter of extremism. However, contrary to what our Ukrainian colleagues believe, the issue actually is not where they say it is. Last year, units of fighters, with the participation of representatives of radicalized youth, were intentionally used to carry out a violent coup d'etat against the legally elected Government in Ukraine. Ever since then, the authorities in Kyiv have insisted on turning a blind eye to the rise of extremism, intolerance and nationalism in the country.”
2015-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7432 (2015) · source
“We welcome the recent compilation by the Executive Director of the Counter- Terrorism Committee of a set of best practices of international and regional organizations in countering violent extremism and incitement to terrorism in the context ofthe implementation ofresolution 1624 (2005). We expect a list of national practices in this area to be drawn up as soon as possible. We are ready to share our experiences with our partners at the international and bilateral levels.”
2015-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7432 (2015) · source
“Under the strategy, regional and municipal educational programmes and teaching materials should provide for the shaping among the younger generation of respect for all ethnic and religious groups and a rejection of intolerance. The strategy provides for universal accessibility to culture, sports and recreation facilities, and improves conditions for young people to attain their creative and sporting potential and cultural development. The intention is to incorporate new educational standards and methods to counter extremism, for example by formulating educational standards for journalists. We call on the specialized counter-terrorism agencies of the United Nations to actively promote the dissemination of national practices that have proven to be effective in this field.”
2015-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7432 (2015) · source
“Other proven, effective tools are creative activities and sports, which give young people the opportunity to participate in socially meaningful activities, help them to improve their own skills and talents, increase their self-confidence and self-esteem, and accustom them to peaceful coexistence. Russia has consistently taken steps to effectively protect the State and its citizens against extremism and terrorism. In November 2014, we adopted a strategy for combating extremism in the Russian Federation up to 2025, which contains a complex of tasks aimed at instilling among young people the capacity to resist socially dangerous behaviour.”
2015-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7432 (2015) · source
“It is important to actively disseminate among young people and with their participation the ideas of mutual respect and intercultural and interreligious dialogue, taking local traditions and specificities into account. Educational institutions and civil society structures could make a significant contribution to combating radicalization and extremism. An important role in the prevention of radicalization can be played by local religious communities. Their role is primarily to explain that there is no link between radicalism and authentic religious precepts, to raise awareness of the relevant risks, and to take other preventive steps to prevent young people from engaging in terrorist and other extremist activities. A set of agreed recommendations on this subject is contained in resolution 2178 (2014).”
2015-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7432 (2015) · source
“We must be more dynamic in using modern information and communications technologies to combat extremism. It is well known that young people fall easy prey to radical extremist content flooding popular social networks. Pursuant to resolution 1624 (2005), which is marking its tenth anniversary this year, States should prohibit by law any incitement to commit terrorist acts. Extremists' calls for violent actions on the Internet should be blocked by the competent Government departments, and their websites shut down. The Internet, like traditional media, should be used to promote a positive agenda as a powerful alternative to radicalization.”
2015-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7432 (2015) · source
“We must reject any attempt to use violent extremism as an instrument of geopolitics and the redistribution of spheres of influence. Connivance with the activities of extremist groups has already allowed them to threaten the future of entire nations, whose societies have been plunged into a morass of social, economic and political chaos. That is particularly clear in the examples of Iraq, Syria and Libya and the threat posed to other States in the region. Particular attention should be paid to the use of technology by extremists, including young people indoctrinated in extremism, to achieve domestic goals. We recently saw how insurgents were used in Central Europe as a spearhead to overthrow a democratically elected Government, when Molotov cocktails and snipers' bullets became the main vehicles of debate.”
2015-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7432 (2015) · source
“On the other hand, it is necessary to use the potential of young people, their activity, mobility and ability to navigate the information space with ease so as to create an atmosphere of social intolerance of violence and rejection of the ideas of extremism and terrorism. The issue of young people cannot be considered in isolation from the overall context of the fight against the challenges of extremism and terrorism in the modern world. We see the basis for the work in this area in an equal and fair partnership of all countries under United Nations auspices. Its centre must lie in the comprehensive implementation of the resolutions of the Security Council and in the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, in particular its first area focus on providing conditions conducive to eradicating the spread of terrorism.”
2015-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7432 (2015) · source
“Mr. Churkin (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We are grateful to the Jordanian delegation for its initiative to hold this meeting on such an important topic. Although people of any age are subject to radicalization, young people, with their unformed outlook and search for identity, are the most vulnerable to the ideas of violent extremism. Terrorists are actively involving minors in their heinous crimes. On the one hand, the joint task of the State is to prevent the influence of terrorists and radicals over young people by suppressing extremist propaganda and strengthening the resilience of young people to it.”
2015-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7432 (2015) · source
“It is clear that, without stepping up direct contacts between the Government and the moderate opposition, there will be no implementation of the Geneva communique (S/2012/522, annex). Syrians must come together to counter the growing terrorist threat emanating from ISIS, J abhat Al-Nusra and other terrorist and extremist groups. For our part, we stand ready to continue to assist intra-Syrian dialogue. We hope that the Moscow momentum will continue to be drawn upon thanks to the efforts of Special Envoy of the Secretary-General Staffan de Mistura, as was the case with the launching of the political process for the Geneva communique and his efforts at confidence-building efforts on local truces.”
2015-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7430 (2015) · source
“Among other things, a long-term solution in Gaza can guarantee Palestinians the timely provision of the donor resources pledged by participating countries at the October 2014 Cairo international confernce on Gaza reconstruction. It is also with that logic in mind that we will continue to be guided in establishing intra-Syrian consultations in Moscow. We believe that, following the first round in April, certain progress has been made in relaunching a search for a political settlement to the Syrian crisis. The main outcome of the last round was agreement on the so-called Moscow platform document, supported by most participants at the meeting, which sets out various assessments of the current state of affairs in Syria.”
2015-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7430 (2015) · source
“In that regard, the Quartet's Munich ministerial statement of 5 February 2011 (SG/2168), concerning closer cooperation between the Quartet and the League of Arab States and interested Arab countries, remains relevant. In order to resolve the Gaza issue, there is a need for a two-track solution to address the core issues on the basis of principled positions. In that regard, two things must be dealt with: extending the control of the Palestinian Authority and ensuring stability in enclaves. We reiterate our commitment to moving forward with intra-Palestinian dialogue on the basis of the political platform of the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Arab Peace Initiative.”
2015-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7430 (2015) · source
“We stand ready to cooperate with all interested parties so as to support the States of the region to resolve the challenges they face. With regard to chronic conflicts in the region, events cannot be allowed to run their course - first and foremost when it comes to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which is a basic factor of instability in the entire Middle East that helps extremists recruit new members. We think that a fair solution to the long- standing problems in the region will foster overeall stability in the Middle East and North Africa. We underscore our readiness to work bilaterally with Palestinians and Israelis, as well as in international forums, first and foremost the Middle East Quartet of international mediators.”
2015-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7430 (2015) · source
“That position has not changed. There is also a need to shore up international efforts to counter this global threat. Counter-terrorism activities must be based on international law and be carried out under the auspices of the Security Council. That is the very foundation upon which we resolved the issue of eliminating chemical weapons in Syria and drew up efforts to counter foreign terrorist fighters. It was on Russia's initiative that resolution 2199 (2015) was adopted, in order to halt the financing of armed terrorist groups by way of the illegal sale of oil. Russia is interested in a democratic and prosperous Middle East where all sides are brought together by traditional ties of friendship. Unlike others, we draw no benefit from chaos and destabilization.”
2015-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7430 (2015) · source
“The intervention in States of the Middle East and embarking on projects of regime change for undesirable regimes have led to chaos and destabilization in the region. the subject of foreign intervention in 2011, Libya today has parallel Parliaments and Governments. There are also clashes between armed elements. Another example is last year's events in Syria and Iraq, where extremists from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Sham (ISIS) took a number of key provinces in a very short period. Given the scale of the events and the threats under way from ISIS and other such jihadist organizations, it is clear that the threats spread far beyond the Middle East. We have already seen them manifest in Denmark, France, Australia and Canada. Based on our position of principle, we believe that there is a need to combat terrorism.”
2015-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7430 (2015) · source
“Mr. Churkin (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We are pleased to welcome you, Sir, to preside over the Security Council. It is clear today that, in essence, the so-called Arab Spring some time ago ceased being a democratic rebuilding. The turbulent processes in the region have led to the fall offormer regimes in a number ofcountries, and to the emergence of difficult crises in others. However, it did not create productive momentum. For example, the recent events in Yemen make it clear that, even in those States that were being touted as models of successful political transformation, events have taken a violent and unpredictable turn. We consider the events in the Middle East as the manifestation of some dangerous universal trends today.”
2015-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7430 (2015) · source
“We expect dynamic activities from the United Nations with a view to the resumption of peace talks between all parties to the Yemeni conflict. That work, based on already existing documents, should begin swiftly.”
2015-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7426 (2015) · source
“The resolution contains no due reflection on the difficulties caused by the fighting for Yemeni civilians, nor does it provide a sufficiently clear expression of the instatement of obligations or regular humanitarian pauses. Given the situation in Yemen, the resolution makes inappropriate reference to the sanctions aspect. We insisted on the necessity of a comprehensive arms embargo. It is well known that Yemen is awash in weapons. In that regard, we think it necessary to stress that the resolution adopted should not be used to further escalate the armed conflict, which could result in serious consequences for Yemen and the entire region. Without a doubt, the current chaos in Yemen is playing environment xclusively into the hands of terrorist organizations. There is no alternative to a political solution to the conflict in Yemen.”
2015-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7426 (2015) · source
“Mr. Churkin (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): The Russian Federation abstained in the voting on resolution 2216 (2015), concerning the conflict in Yemen, as, in our view, it is not fully in line with the requirements that were put forth to the international community or dictated by the current crisis in the country. During consultations on the resolution, the constructive proposals of the Russian delegation were not given due consideration. The resolution refers to the need to resume negotiations between the parties to the Yemeni conflict, and expresses support to the relevant United Nations efforts. However, the ponsors refused to include the requirements insisted upon by Russia, which were addressed to all parties to the conflict, to swiftly halt fire and begin peace talks.”
2015-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7426 (2015) · source
“It is also important to work together to restore the political process for a settlement in Syria by encouraging all Syrian parties to return to dialogue and unity to fight terrorism. Our shared task is to help the countries in the region to peacefully overcome crises, to bring an end to old and new conflicts and to renew healthy pluralistic societies and strong political systems by ensuring human rights and basic freedoms for everyone. It is clear that only through a comprehensive and responsible approach in the areas of policy and security can we solve the problems that States of the Middle East are facing, and thereby protect the rights of all minorities in the region.”
2015-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7419 (2015) · source
“We urge all responsible representatives of the international community to do everything possible to reverse the dangerous trend to ethnic and sectarian strife in the Middle East and to support the coexistence of different ethnic and religious communities, so deeply rooted in history, in this vital region of the world. In order to solve the problem of violence against Christians and other minorities, the international community should unify its efforts aimed at combating terrorism on the basis of norms of international law, avoid double standards, including in counter-terrorism efforts, and cease to rely on radical forces or to train opposition forces, because they can easily be turned into extremists.”
2015-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7419 (2015) · source
“We believe firmly that we can successfully combat the rise of religious extremism and the terrorist structures representing it in the region only through a global and comprehensive approach. The overall objective should be to unite international, regional and national efforts, which can be achieved only by rejecting policies of double standards and an obsession with extracting every possible short-term geopolitical benefit. The Security Council has taken important steps with its adoption of a number of resolutions, including resolutions 2170 (2014) and 2199 (2015). But that is clearly not enough.”
2015-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7419 (2015) · source
“The results have been the Egyptian Copts beheaded in Libya and Egypt, the Lebanese Shiites incinerated in a bus outside Damascus, the Zaidi Shiites bombed in mosques in Sana'a, the Iraqi Yazidis tortured in barbaric jails. The Alawites of Latakia and the Assyrians of Hasaka, as well as those Sunnis who oppose the caliphate's wars, are also targeted. Russia firmly and consistently condemns all acts of violence against civilian populations, including those based on ethnic and religious grounds. We will continue our principled approach in the interests of achieving inter-confessional and inter-ethnic peace and reconciliation in Syria, Iraq and the other countries of the Middle East. And we will continue to advocate for both Christians and followers of other religions who are persecuted by terrorists.”
2015-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7419 (2015) · source
“From the very beginning of the so-called Arab Spring, Russia has supported settling the crisis situations in the region through evolutionary reforms and national dialogue without outside interference, based on building peace and harmony among all religious groups, including the various sects of Islam and Christianity. At the time, our calls for ensuring that the situation not be given up to the mercy of religious extremists went unheeded - or, rather, were heard selectively. In some places the extremists were held off, while in others they were supported, led by cynical political calculation, used as a battering ram to crush inconvenient regimes. The most evil forces felt that their time had come.”
2015-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7419 (2015) · source
“As a result, the successors to Al-Qaida, having established a solid position in the Syrian war, proclaimed a caliphate and plied their trade of Violence and genocide throughout the territories of Syria, Iraq and Libya, with cells in Lebanon, Egypt, Tunisia, Afghanistan, Pakistan and a number of other countries. What was once a population of halfa million Christians, Yazidis, Assyrians and Sabian Mandaeans in Iraq is now threatened with a total exodus. Representatives of Syria's minorities - Christians, Jews, Armenians, Assyrians and Turkomans - are also leaving in droves. The reverberations of the tragedy that has gripped the region, intensified by inter-confessional and inter-civilization contradictions, are being heard far beyond the region's borders in very different parts of the world.”
2015-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7419 (2015) · source
“The situation became even worse in 2011, when the NATO bombing undertaken in violation of resolution 1973 (2011) not only destroyed the Al-Qadhafi regime but all the elements that had previously made Libya a unified State. In Syria, some members of the international community, instead of helping the Syrians settle their internal crisis, began to rock the boat, showering money and arms on opponents of the country's legitimate President, Bashar Al-Assad, while simultaneously putting unprecedented military, political and economic pressure on his Government.”
2015-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7419 (2015) · source
“Their bloody cruelty and reason-defying obscurantism know no limits. The preconditions enabling a slew of countries in the region to become hotbeds of terrorism - terrorism that hides behind the slogans of Islam but has nothing in common with that world religion - did not appear overnight. The spread of this evil phenomenon has been due in large part to the thoughtless actions of players from outside the region, both before and during the so-called Arab Spring, examples of which are not hard to find, since everyone is talking about them. The 2003 invasion of Iraq, among other ills, wiped out its State institutions and essentially abandoned the country's religious and ethnic communities to their own resources, exposing deep contradictions between them that have taken horrifying and exaggerated forms.”
2015-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7419 (2015) · source
“It was the birthplace of three major monotheistic religions. Its historical traditions of peaceful coexistence between different beliefs and mutual learning and cultural enrichment go back for centuries. Unfortunately, the Middle East has also seen many bloody wars and devastating invasions and has been plunged into an abyss of obscurantism and senseless brutality more than once. Today, once again, a terrible drama is playing out before our eyes in the region. Gangs of radical extremists, led by a blind, inhumane, medieval ideology, are inflicting mass carnage on anyone who does not share their dogmas, blowing up schools, mosques and churches, evicting people from their homes, destroying thousand- year-old shrines and historical and cultural monuments and imprisoning religious leaders in dungeons.”
2015-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7419 (2015) · source
“Mr. Churkin (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): Mr. Fabius, we are pleased to welcome you as President of the Security Council today. We are grateful to you for convening today's meeting on such an important and topical subject, which the Russian Federation considers particularly significant, as was also indicated in the speech on Christians in the Middle East given in Geneva on 2 March by Sergey Lavrov, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, at a side event during the current session of the Human Rights Council initiated by Russia, the Vatican and Lebanon on "Supporting the rights of Christians, particularly in the Middle East", with the resounding backing of 65 States. For thousands of years the Middle East has been a crossroads of cultures and civilizations.”
2015-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7419 (2015) · source
“For our part, we will continue to do everything in our power to definitively and comprehensively bring to a close the issues related to the Iranian nuclear programme, and to relieve Tehran of the sanctions introduced by the relevant resolutions of the Security Council.”
2015-03-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7412 (2015) · source
“Of course, the reaching of a settlement and the implementation of the expected agreements will be linked to a thorough review of the sanctions regime currently in force. A discussion of the specific parameters is currently being carried out in the format of the P5+1 and Iran. Another aspect of this issue is also important: several Members of the United Nations, guided by a misguided interpretation of the sanctions agreed in the Security Council are introducing additional unilateral restrictions and limitations outside of the Council, which have no international legal basis to support them. We reaffirm our rejection of such a practice.”
2015-03-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7412 (2015) · source
“On 20 March in Lausanne, the most recent full round of talks of the sextet of international mediators with Iranian representatives was held in order to work out a final agreement on a comprehensive settlement of the situation related to the Iranian nuclear programme. The parties continued to seek compromise with regard to solutions to the remaining unsolved issues. It was agreed that the next round of talks would begin on 26 March. In that regard, we would like to note that it is extremely important for all the parties to ensure progress in moving towards a final agreement. It is necessary to produce a document that includes all of the basic principles, for which the parameters for implementation will then be the subject of technical consultations and planning work. We cannot let this opportunity slip away.”
2015-03-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7412 (2015) · source
“Mr. Churkin (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We would like to thank Ambassador Oyarzun Marchesi, Permanent Representative of Spain, for the briefing on the work of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006), which he chairs, for the period under review. I would also like to thank the Spanish delegation for the skilled leadership of that subsidiary body of the Council at this highly sensitive stage. We look forward to further practical and constructive cooperation in the Committee to swiftly settle the situation concerning the Iranian nuclear programme.”
2015-03-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7412 (2015) · source
“In conclusion, I would like to emphasize that despite the growing demand for an effective mechanism for organizing a division of labour between the United Nations and regional associations, including the EU, the leading role of the Security Council in issues related to the maintenance of international peace and security is unshakable. It is enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and cannot be subject to review.”
2015-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7402 (2015) · source
“We are also expecting principled evaluations of the lustration law on cleansing the Government and of other laws designed to restrict the rights of certain groups in Ukrainian society. We do not understand why the European Union has still not reacted to the fact that, in association with a Ukrainian national holiday, a day celebrating the creation of the collaborationist Ukrainian insurgent army that the Nazis organized to carry out punitive operations in the occupied territories was declared national holiday.”
2015-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7402 (2015) · source