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“It must be noted that such a requirement is also set out in the road map of the Middle East Quartet. All Security Council members agree with that - even, as we understand it, the delegation that three years ago vetoed the anti-settlement resolution (see S/PV.6484), which, however did not really contribute to restraining Israel's settlement activities. A dangerous turn of events has arisen as a result of recent developments around the holy Al-Aqsa Mosque in the Old City of Jerusalem. We urge all parties to exercise maximum restraint and to refrain from any unilateral actions aimed altering the status of holy sites.”
2014-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7291 (2014) · source
“Mr. Churkin (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We are extremely concerned about Israel's declared plan to build thousands of new settlement units in East Jerusalem and the general exacerbation of the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories, where renewed flare ups of violence have been noted. We regret that there have civilians casualties on both sides. We have repeatedly stressed that unilateral actions damage the prospects for a peaceful settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and undermine the universally recognized international legal foundations. The Israeli construction of settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories on the West Bank and in East Jerusalem is illegal and cannot be considered by anyone as prejudging the outcome of negotiations. It must be frozen without any exceptions.”
2014-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7291 (2014) · source
“I suppose it was not considered interesting enough to remain. lwouldlike to reiterateamostimportant point. We The President (spake in Spanish): There are no should not exchange views, here in the Security Council more names inscribed on the list of speakers. The Chamber, on versions of what happened. We should Security Council has thus concluded the present stage wait until the investigation is complete. We should ofits consideration ofthe item on its agenda. ensure that the independent investigation is substantive and wait to see how the investigative team continues to work and what kind ofreport it produces. The meeting rose ar1.05p.m.”
2014-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7287 (2014) · source
“The Australian Permanent Representative stated that the version referred to today is supposedly generally accepted or that it might be the version resulting from such an investigation. That simply is not the case. It was just a version constructed by the United States, which did not provide any justification. That version simply stated that a missile was fired from the region that was supposedly under the control of the separatists. We have not heard any proof. Yet a few days after the tragedy, that same region was visited by a journalist from the Russian Service of the BBC, who gave a four-minute report from there, which clearly demonstrated that no one had shot any missiles from that location. However, that report was posted on the BBC website for only half a day and was then taken down.”
2014-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7287 (2014) · source
“Mr. Churkin (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): I would ask our Ukrainian colleague to reread the text of my statement today, as well as the recent statements issued today by President Vladimir Putin in Sochi and by Minister for Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov, which clearly outline our position with regard to the peace settlement and the Minsk process. My statement is in Russian. I will give the Council the text; there is no official English translation, but I think it will be useful. In connection with what our Australian colleague said, I do not think we need to have a broad discussion on the independent investigation, but I am very happy that he sounded so constructive about the investigation. I was concerned about one thing, however, on which I think we need to be very clear.”
2014-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7287 (2014) · source
“In the preliminary report that they provided to us, the Dutch experts said that the air traffic control recordings were routine and contained nothing of value. If they are routine, why not publish them just to demonstrate transparency? What is more serious is the fact that our experts have drawn up some 40 important questions that need to be answered in order to understand what happened. The Ukrainian representative has made no attempt to reply to a single one of those questions. It is time for him to cease - in particular at Security Council meetings - his endless repetitions of unverified versions of events and to answer those questions. We would then be able to have a serious discussion. Otherwise, let us wait and try to conduct the investigation as seriously as possible, as we proposed on 19 September (see S/PV.7269).”
2014-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7287 (2014) · source
“It seems that they are under such command but the impression is that they are not. Once again, our Ukrainian colleague could do no better than give an unverified version of events, according to which a separatist missile shot down the Malaysian Airlines flight. I want to reiterate that it is irresponsible to voice unverified accounts in the Security Council. In that context, I have two questions: how and why did that happen? I will explain. Everyone now knows that as soon as the tragedy occurred, rumours were circulated in Kyiv. False information that was supposed to affirm a particular version of events was given. Why was that done? Because if one has information, why not share it? Why keep it secret? That is just a very simple explanation.”
2014-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7287 (2014) · source
“The sequence is first and foremost based on the implementation of the ceasefire, which unfortunately did not take place. The Ukrainian representative made a very important appeal for an end to the shelling of areas where civilians live. Why does he not direct his appeal to his own side? He mentioned the insurgents. He asserted that civilians are dying as a result of such shelling. If that is the case, that is of course very unfortunate. However, civilians, sometimes as many as 19 people in one day, are dying in the Donbas region as a result of shells being fired by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. We note an interesting use of terms. The representative of Ukraine says that its armed forces are not responsible, but what about the battalions under Ukrainian command?”
2014-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7287 (2014) · source
“Since there have been accusations against Russia in that context, I wouldjust like to recall that the proposal to deploy OSCE observers at certain border crossing points was made by the Russian side in the context of the ceasefire. The ceasefire did not take place. However, we went even further. We said that, even in the absence of a ceasefire, we would be ready to deploy the observers on the Russian side of the Russian-Ukrainian border. That was a significant gesture by the Russian Federation, and any criticism in that regard is unacceptable. With regard to the issues being discussed by the OSCE in Vienna, I would like to recall that, as I noted in my statement, the Minsk protocol presupposes a certain sequence of steps that needs to be followed.”
2014-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7287 (2014) · source
“Mr. Churkin (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): I will not comment on the statement made by the representative of Ukraine in all its details because we have already heard, in 24 previous meetings, the same politicized, often anti-Russian statements. But I will just focus on three aspects of his statement and the statements of several other colleagues. First, I believe that it is inappropriate to bring to the Security Council discussions that are ongoing in the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), particularly in regard to the implementation of the provisions of the Minsk agreements regarding border monitoring.”
2014-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7287 (2014) · source
“What everyone, including the Security Council, should in fact be doing is to help the parties to the conflict to maintain complete observance of the ceasefire, prevent bloodshed, and engage in an honest and fundamental national dialogue on issues of constitutional reform and rebuilding a Ukrainian State on a just and inclusive basis. It is essential that a clear signal be sent in support of those who are in favour of the peaceful resolution of the situation in Ukraine based on the Geneva document and the Minsk agreements.”
2014-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7287 (2014) · source
“That will not be affected by efforts on the part of the Kyiv authorities to take revenge on the population of Crimea for their decision to join Russia. The Kyiv authorities have erected all kinds of obstacles and have been broadcasting anti-Crimean propaganda in an unbridled manner. Unfortunately, instead of working collectively to analyse the very severe problems in Ukraine and attempting to resolve the situation, some members of the Security Council have, as is their custom, expressed unqualified support for all of the actions of the Kyiv authorities, even though the latter represent the party of war. That support is based on their cynical geopolitical calculations that have nothing to do with the interests of the Ukrainian people.”
2014-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7287 (2014) · source
“We also continue to be concerned about the investigation of the Malaysian Airline Boeing disaster: it is clearly not a coincidence that the crash site came under fire from Ukrainian positions on 13 October when the Dutch expert group and the observers of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) were there. The reporting in one of the statements we heard today of an unconfirmed version of what happened there is irresponsible. We still do not understand the nervous reaction of certain members of the Security Council to our proposal of 19 September calling for the investigation to be expanded and deepened. Crimea was mentioned again today. During the years that the peninsula was forced to be part of Ukraine, many socioeconomic problems accumulated. Russia will try to solve them in a systematic way.”
2014-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7287 (2014) · source
“There is an alarming and growing number of civilian victims, including children, as the result of indiscriminate artillery fire in densely populated areas, as well as the use of heavy weapons, prohibited munitions, including cluster bombs and phosphorus munitions, and tactical rockets. There has been a lack of progress in the investigation into the deaths of people on the "Maidan" and the tragedies in Odessa and Mariupol, as well as attempts to meddle with or conceal evidence. It is essential to investigate objectively and thoroughly the graves of peaceable citizens found in Nyzhnia Krynka.”
2014-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7287 (2014) · source
“In fact, it was the Kyiv authorities that invited the mission in, and they have been guiding its activities. Nevertheless, certain facts that do not favour the Kyiv authorities cannot be ignored. One can't ignore the violations of the norms of international humanitarian law committed by the Kyiv security forces, blatant facts that include the disappearance of people, killings, looting, extortion and arbitrary detentions, all of which have been carried out by the Ukrainian military and other battalions under the control of the Kyiv authorities, specifically, the Aidar, Azov, Dnepr, Kyiv-l and Kyiv-2 battalions. At the same time, ordinary Ukrainians are being harshly detained under the pretext that they have been involved in terrorism.”
2014-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7287 (2014) · source
“But that only points to the need for painstaking work and good-faith international support for the negotiations with a view to ensuring the full implementation of what the representatives of Ukraine and the armed groups agreed to in Minsk. At the recent Asia-Europe Meeting, President Vladimir Putin ofRussia once again clearly underscored our support for efforts to ensure full implementation of the Minsk agreements. At the same time, the Milan negotiations have shown that it is vital for the essence of the agreements to be upheld and for its implementation to occur in a certain sequence. A report of the United Nations human rights monitoring mission in Ukraine was mentioned today. Unfortunately, once again, the report is very far from being objective.”
2014-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7287 (2014) · source
“Resolution 67/ 154 calls on everyone to do just that. Prospects for a political resolution in Ukraine have taken on a realistic character since the signature in September of the Minsk protocol and the Minsk memorandum. Our hope for those agreements' viability stems from the fact that they are based on direct agreement between Kyiv and the south- eastern part of the country, which was achieved with the contribution of Russia and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Such was not the case in the past. Also important is the fact that, thanks to the Minsk process, major military clashes have been brought to an end and major principles of peacekeeping observed. It is true that there have been violations.”
2014-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7287 (2014) · source
“That proclamation grossly violates the General Assembly resolution 67/154 - adopted seven times at the initiative of the Russian Federation - which condemns the celebration of Nazis as heroes. Furthermore, that proclamation poses a serious threat to the post-war world order and to international peace and security. With that kind of ideological baggage, can Ukraine really intend to move towards Europe? Our eloquent Western colleagues have said nothing about that - as if they had lost their sense of smell. We think it strange and unacceptable that the topic was completely left out of today's briefings by the United Nations officials, Mr. Fernandez-Taranco and Mr. Simonovie. We call on them to focus, as a priority, on combating the glorification of Nazism and countering attempts to rewrite history.”
2014-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7287 (2014) · source
“There are calls for violent actions against representatives of different ethnic groups. Following precedents that are unfortunately known in history, there have been public burnings ofundesirable publications in Kyiv. In another act that can only be considered blasphemous the authorities in Kyiv have designated the date of 14 October - the date on whichthe so-called Ukrainian Insurgent Army was formed - as the Day of the defence of the Fatherland. That group was guilty of criminal collaboration with the Nazis during the Second World War, having been involved in the murder of tens and hundreds of thousands of innocent people - Jews, Poles, Russians, even Ukrainians who refused to collaborate with them. It is particularly unacceptable to see such actions on the eve of the seventieth anniversary of the victory in the Second World War.”
2014-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7287 (2014) · source
“The political field has been cleansed of competitors, both figuratively and literally. A law on lustration has been adopted, which is the precursor of a major witch hunt. Dissent is subject to intimidation and violence. Lynch mobs are modelled on foreign exemplars. Media outlets that stray from the general line are being closed. If a television channel broadcasts in Russian or if a newspaper even contains the word "Russian" in its name, it is immediately considered to be separatist. Against that background, our concern about Ukraine arises from the growth of neo-Nazi sentiment there, encouraged by authorities in Kyiv. On 14 and 15 October in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odessa and a number of other cities in Ukraine, parades of torch-carrying neo-Nazis with fascist insignia were held. At meetings people quote Hitler.”
2014-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7287 (2014) · source
“We are ready to cooperate with the Ukrainian authorities and with the International Committee of the Red Cross to that end, but we will accept no obstruction, whatever the hypocrites may say. Some colleagues on the Council and other lofty bodies have stated more than once that the Maidan uprising and the following internal political processes resulted from the democratic aspirations of the Ukrainian people and their expectations with regard to European values and rule of law. That is commendable. However, what are we really seeing? There are those in Ukraine who truly desire the civilized development of their country; there are many such people, and we can only commiserate with them. The current election campaign is especially characterized by bad faith and cynicism.”
2014-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7287 (2014) · source
“In trying to prevent an escalation of the crisis, we urged the parties involved to stop tearing Ukraine apart and setting before it the false choice of being either with the European Union (EU) and the West, or with Russia. What are we seeing today? Today in Kyiv and in Brussels, as a matter of fact, everyone has returned to the issue we should have started with - delaying the association agreement with the EU, which the ousted President Yanukovych had sought to postpone. The cost of delaying that decision for almost a year is thousands of lives, almost a million refugees and internally displaced persons, a destroyed economy and a civil war, and the very severe situation being endured by civilians in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, to whom we will continue to provide urgent humanitarian assistance.”
2014-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7287 (2014) · source
“Those principles, which opened a genuine path towards a peaceful resolution of the conflict, were agreed by Russia, the United States, Ukraine and the European Union on 17 April, in Geneva, but they have not been implemented. Not everyone among the new-old Ukrainian elite or among its foreign sponsors agreed with them. There has been no dialogue or promised constitutional reform. Instead of moving towards a balanced solution that would have helped to stabilize the situation and strengthen Ukrainian unity, the war party in Kyiv continually received prompting from Western capitals to conduct a punitive operation, to fight dissent, thus undermining economic, cultural and humanitarian links with Russia.”
2014-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7287 (2014) · source
“Mr. Churkin (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): This is about the twenty-fifth meeting to date in which we have discussed the internal Ukrainian crisis, which has basically been transformed into a civil war. Yet despite dense planning and significant international efforts carried out under various formats, over a period of months Ukraine's slide towards the abyss has only accelerated. What is the reason for that? The answer is staring us in the face. From the very beginning of the crisis, we have warned that last winter's events in Ukraine - which were encouraged by crude external interference that led to a coup d'etat - could open a deep division of the country that could be overcome only through national dialogue with the participation of all regions, political powers and ethnic groups and respect for their interests and rights.”
2014-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7287 (2014) · source
“However, the way in which the work on the draft resolution was conducted, especially in its final phase, when the sponsors made a point - and not for the first time - of disregarding the views of other members of the Council, definitely does not reflect well on the delegation of the United Kingdom. That is not the way to build consensus. We also think that more attention could have been paid to the request of the Arab Group and to the members of the Gulf Cooperation Council with regard to the need for more thorough preparatory work on certain provisions of the draft resolution that touch upon fundamental principles of international law and directly affect the interests of many members of the international community.”
2014-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7286 (2014) · source
“Once again we need to recall that, in drawing up their documents, experts should be guided exclusively by verified facts and not draw conclusions based on assumptions and rash accusations. We would like to once again underscore that sanctions are a measure of last resort. The true road to resolving the problems of the Horn of Africa lies in the establishment of a broad, multifaceted dialogue between the countries of the region. Yesterday we had an open debate in the course of which a lot was said about the need to democratize the working methods of the Security Council in order to give them a more open and fair character.”
2014-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7286 (2014) · source
“Mr. Churkin (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): The Russian delegation abstained in the vote on the comprehensive Security Council resolution prepared by the delegation of the United Kingdom on Somalia and Eritrea (resolution 2182 (2014)). Like all other members of the Council, we are aware of how important it is to find a prompt and peaceful solution on the Horn of Africa. We would have been ready to support the draft resolution if some of its provisions had not been based on statements from the last report of the Monitoring Group and the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolutions 751 (1992) and 1907 (2009) that are not backed up by facts.”
2014-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7286 (2014) · source
“We have seen more than once how so-called moderate oppositions become radicalized, and it then becomes difficult to distinguish them from more extremist organizations. Russia continues to support constructive intergovernmental relations with Syria, Iraq and other States of the region, and we will continue to fulfil our international obligations and to make efforts to strengthen the capability of those States in their courageous attempts to combat international terrorists and extremists.”
2014-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7281 (2014) · source
“Anti-terrorism efforts should be undertaken in compliance with international law and be conducted under the auspices of the Security Council, as the main body responsible for the maintenance of international peace and security. Instead of that, we see air strikes on Islamic State positions in Syrian territory without the consent of the Government of Syria. The so-called coalition has refused to cooperate with Damascus and Tehran, which are logical allies in the fight against terrorism in the region. Perhaps the campaign against the Islamic State would have been more successful with such support. Against that backdrop, it is contradictory and paradoxical that the United States and its allies are providing arms support to the so-called moderate opposition to help them overthrow President Al-Assad.”
2014-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7281 (2014) · source
“But do all ends justify the means? The latest events in Iraq involving the atrocities of the so-called Islamic State force us to recall the terrible American invasion of 2003. At the time, the United States destroyed that State's structures and provoked a sectarian conflict from which the country has still not recovered. The Security Council should consider holding a brainstorming session to consider the lessons of the Arab Spring and make an in-depth analysis of the deterioration of the situation in the Middle East. Perhaps that could prevent us from making the same mistakes in the future. Today, it would seem that our Western partners have once again made mistakes, and it is the countries of the region that will have to pay for those mistakes.”
2014-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7281 (2014) · source
“The concrete facts show us that clearly that the more brazen the intervention was in a given Arab country, the more the process became unpredictable. In Libya, after three years of illegal NATO bombing and the ousting of Al-Qadhafi, the situation has only deteriorated. The legitimate Libyan authorities are not even capable of controlling the situation in their capital, not to mention the rest of the Libyan territory. Another example is Syria. Although there was no direct military involvement, there was a very aggressive attack by radicals on the legitimate Government authorities. That is no secret. It occurred with the full support from the West for the Syrian opposition. In fact, for a long time, the West approved the actions of terrorists because they formed the backbone of the opposition to President Al-Assad.”
2014-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7281 (2014) · source
“We are ready for substantive discussions during the Quartet special representatives' meeting to be held in Brussels on 24 October. With regard to the draft resolution prepared by Palestine and submitted to the Security Council by Jordan, we would like to note that the text refers to the well-known international legal basis for a Middle East peace settlement and affirms the route of negotiations for reaching a settlement with Israel. That kind of approach merits our support. The turbulent processes under way in the Middle East that are often referred to as the Arab Spring are far from complete, but attempts to draw lessons from what has happened lead us to only one conclusion: there is no alternative to a peaceful, non-violent resolution to any crisis situation.”
2014-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7281 (2014) · source
“In order to continue the negotiations and, especially, to implement an eventual peace agreement, it is essential that there be a partner on the Palestinian side representing the interests of all Palestinian society, not its various parts. In that regard, we support overcoming the internal Palestinian split on the basis of the political platform of the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Arab Peace Initiative. Despite all the difficulties, we must never throw up our hands. Russia is ready to work to reach a peace settlement both through bilateral channels and in multilateral formats. We think that not using the Middle East Quartet more fully during the past few years has been a mistake. We have always been in favour of activating the Quartet and of involving it further in dealing with the peace settlement process.”
2014-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7281 (2014) · source
“We welcome the decision to allocate $5.4 billion to the reconstruction sector's needs, made during the course of the international donor conference held in Egypt on 12 October and in which Russia also participated. If Gaza's ruined infrastructure is to be rebuilt, it is essential that the ceasefire regime be strictly observed and that all agreements on goods access to the area under United Nations auspices be fulfilled. It is vital in that regard that the authority of the Palestinian Government of national unity extend over the whole of Palestinian territory, including the Gaza Strip. That is because, in our view, no alternative to Palestinian unity exists.”
2014-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7281 (2014) · source
“The Russian Federation supports continuing the indirect contacts between Palestinian and Israeli representatives in Cairo, with Egypt playing an active role with the goal of reaching an agreement on regulating the situation around Gaza for the long term. We believe that within the framework of the Cairo contacts it is essential that an understanding be reached that excludes any relapse into escalation in the future. That task would be assisted by a resumption of full-on Palestinian-Israeli talks on final status issues for the Palestinian territories. Today we are focusing on the serious humanitarian effects ofthe tragedy that has been playing out in Gaza.”
2014-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7281 (2014) · source
“As has happened more than once in the past decade, the Israeli-Palestinian talks begun last year under American auspices have reached a dead end. Israel continues to expropriate Palestinian lands, thus reducing the chances of arriving at a just two-State solution. The situation is aggravated by the expansion of settlements in the West Bank and particularly in East Jerusalem. The recent events surrounding the Al-Aqsa Mosque are seriously worrying. We urge both sides to exercise maximum restraint and to refrain from unilateral action on a problem that touches the feelings of millions of the faithful around the world. At the same time, we must all recognize that there is no alternative to negotiations.”
2014-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7281 (2014) · source
“Mr. Churkin (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We welcome the Secretary-General's participation in today's open debate and his report on his visit to the region. Perhaps the time has come to implement Russia's proposal of four years ago to establish a Security Council mission to Palestine and Israel. Ifthat initiative had not been blocked at the time by a particular member of the Council, who knows if perhaps the current surge in violence might not have been avoided? We listened attentively to the statements by the representatives of Palestine and Israel, which did not, unfortunately but not surprisingly, give indications for hope. The current situation in the Middle East is hardly very propitious to a relaunch of the peace process.”
2014-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7281 (2014) · source
“There is additional capacity in the Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) concerning Al-Qaida and associated individuals and entities. All those instruments must work as a single coherent mechanism. The Russian Federation is actively engaged in helping the Iraqi Government in its fight against the terrorist threat and stands ready to be constructively engaged in developing further measures to combat that shared scourge.”
2014-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7271 (2014) · source
“In the meantime, all members of the international community must ensure that they completely eliminate all forms of foreign support to terrorist groups, which will not survive for long on the funds they rob from banks, or with the arms they steal from the population. We can cut off such channels, including the illegal oil trade, if we approach the situation responsibly. At the same time, we need to take steps to counter the radicalization of public opinion and the ideology of violent extremism and terror. We also need to step up the fight against terrorism at the national level and establish an inter-State exchange of relevant information. The Security Council recently adopted a number of useful measures, including sanctions.”
2014-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7271 (2014) · source
“It is extremely dangerous to contemplate the possibility that the fight against ISIL in Syria could involve the so-called moderate opposition, which is well armed. We should remember that ISIL has achieved much of its military success thanks to seized United States weapons that had been provided to that country. In order to effectively combat such a serious global challenge and to find long-term solutions, we need to address the underlying causes. We propose to hold in the Security Council a brainstorming meeting to discuss terrorism and extremism throughout the Middle East and North Africa and to develop an appropriate format for such an endeavour.”
2014-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7271 (2014) · source
“An international anti-terrorist operation should be conducted either with the consent of the sovereign Governments or sanctioned by the Security Council. We consider other options to be unlawful and detrimental to international and regional stability. It is vital that we act with extreme caution and evaluate the possible consequences for the countries of the region and the civilian population. The publicly expressed intentions to strike ISIL's positions on Syrian territory without the cooperation of the Government in Damascus are extremely disturbing. That would not only be a gross violation of the fundamental norms of international law, but could also have destructive practical consequences, including for the humanitarian situation in Syria.”
2014-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7271 (2014) · source
“The extremist network that is snaking through the planet today is not limited to loathsome organizations such as ISIL or Jabhat Al-Nusra that are on the Security Council's sanctions lists. We are dealing with a unified yet many- headed opponent, and fighting it demands the strategic thinking and action of a genuinely united front. In order to establish a truly broad international coalition, any action aimed at combating the threat of ISIL and groups like it must be carried out in accordance with the principles of the Charter of the United Nations and the standards ofinternational law, based on existing anti-terrorism instruments of the United Nations, and in close cooperation with the Governments of the region.”
2014-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7271 (2014) · source
“After all, the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was not instantly able to bring to bear the full potential that enabled it to bring almost almost a third of the territory of Iraq under its control. The radical Islamists' ambitions grew along with their progress in neighbouring Syria, something that was looked on with satisfaction in some capitals. But in Iraq itself a system of social and political relationships that had evolved over centuries was undermined by the stress of foreign interventions that ultimately also helped prepare fertile ground for the radicals' offensive on a grand scale. Modern terrorism knows no boundaries and spreads like a metastatic cancer.”
2014-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7271 (2014) · source
“We believe that the unprecedented rise of extremist sentiment in its bloodiest form is the main threat to the region. Eradicating it through collective efforts should be a priority for the international community. However, we should not cling to ideological approaches and double standards, dividing terrorists into bad ones who should be destroyed, and not-very-bad ones with whom we can supposedly work together for the sake of selfish national interests and regime change. We will end up in a vicious circle if we bomb fighters in one place and protect them and prepare them for growing change in another. We must have the courage to learn from the mistakes of the past and have the decency to admit to them.”
2014-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7271 (2014) · source
“Mr. Churkin (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We are grateful to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, for his briefing, and we listened with special attention to the statement made by Mr. Ibrahim Al-Jaafari, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iraq. Russia has consistently supported the advancement of the political process in Iraq, whose legitimate participants should include all political, ethnic and religious groups. What matters to us is a uniform and stable Iraq, actively involved in international and regional affairs. As for the parameters of the internal process, they must be must agreed on by the Iraqis themselves, since it is they who are responsible for the future of their country. Imposing ready-made solutions is a futile task.”
2014-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7271 (2014) · source
“I cited a specific example of how two times we proposed that the Security Council call upon the Ukrainian armed forces, when they said they wanted to go into the area of the crash site, not to do so. But the Council did not want to. Russia is doing everything it can and drawing on the contacts it has with representatives in the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics.”
2014-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7269 (2014) · source
“Mr. Churkin (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): First of all, we are coming to the end of the meeting and finally we are ending on a positive note. I am very happy to hear the Foreign Minister of Australia say that experts are ready to go back to the crash site. That is indeed what we have called for in our statement today. But the Minister should understand that Russia - and I have already said this - has attempted to do everything possible to ensure security. But if the Kyiv forces are shelling the area, then we say that we, as the Security Council, should tell them not to do that. But some Council members say, "No, we cannot call upon the Kyiv authorities not to shell". Well, then, how is Russia is going to ensure security in that case? How can it?”
2014-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7269 (2014) · source
“With regard to the statement made by our English colleague, one of his great approaches is not to dispute what we say in the Council, but to interpretat what I said or might have said in the press somewhere. However, let us carefully look at what was said in the Council. As to my somehow not having spoken truthfully, take all the records of our meetings and highlight the areas where I did not speak truthfully and show them to me. I am talking about transcriptions, because what my colleague has said about my statements was totally inaccurate.”
2014-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7269 (2014) · source
“Mr. Churkin (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): I would just like to respond to the statement made just now by the representative of Lithuania and then to the representative of the United Kingdom. I do not really understand why the representative of Lithuania is raising the question. Why would Russia not convene the meeting? She blamed us for this incident, but then when we have questions about the course of the investigations, she says that this is somehow insulting to the memory of the victims. That is, indeed, some kind of extreme cynicism. The best way to pay due tribute to the memory of the victims is by answering all the questions by undertaking an investigation in accordance with resolution 2166 (2014).”
2014-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7269 (2014) · source
“Mr. Churkin (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): While you hold the presidency, Madam President, you do not have the right to pass judgment on the status of the Russian Federation in the Security Council. The second part of your statement only shows that you are attempting to dilute the circumstances. Let me put it this way. Even if everything you just said is right, that has nothing to do with the investigation into the downed flight. So let us not get into various political issues and insinuations beyond the scope of the investigation, because we might have different opinions in that regard. Let us concentrate on the required investigation.”
2014-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7269 (2014) · source