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“The Security Council rapidly adopted resolution 2166 (2014), requiring a full, painstaking and independent international investigation into that event, in keeping with the guiding principles of international civil aviation, with an appropriate role being played by the International Civil Aviation Organization. One of the important provisions of the resolution that was incorporated at the insistence of the Russian delegation is the requirement to immediately cease, in the region directly adjoining the crash zone, all military activities so as to secure and safeguard the area during the conduct of the international investigation. The President of Ukraine stated that military operations would cease within a radius of 40 kilometres around the crash site.”
2014-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7231 (2014) · source
“We would propose that in August we hold an informal brainstorming session in the Security Council, inviting high-level representatives from Washington, DC, who are directly involved in the process of the Middle East settlement, for a detailed discussion of the current situation and the obstacles hampering progress within the framework of the peace process. Clearly, the primary task today is the rapid achievement of a sustainable ceasefire between Israelis and the Gaza Strip. On 17 July, we all were shocked by the terrible tragedy that took place in the skies above Ukraine in which all 298 individuals aboard the Malaysia Airlines flight perished.”
2014-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7231 (2014) · source
“As experience has shown, crises between Israelis and Palestinians often erupt as a result of the fact that unilateral efforts by the United States aimed at reconciling the parties have yet again failed. We have repeatedly pointed out that secretive methods of work have outlived their usefulness. The need to devise more effective mechanisms for a settlement is long overdue. We expect that in September, on the margins of the political discussion in the General Assembly, an in-depth consideration in this respect will take place, including extensive discussion of prospects for a settlement in the Middle East within the framework of a ministerial meeting of the Quartet.”
2014-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7231 (2014) · source
“Mr. Churkin (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We are grateful to you, Mr. President, for your leadership ofthe Security Council during this past month. The Council's work in July took place against the backdrop ofa number ofregional crises. Unfortunately, the Security Council was not able to play the role that the international community rightfully expects of it. Operations in the Gaza Strip continue, causing a significant number of casualties among the Palestinians. Rockets continue to be fired against Israel. The presidential statement adopted on 28 July on the situation around Gaza (S/PRST/2014/ 13), although accurate, is not up to the situation and came just a tad late. It is clear that the Council's effectiveness in such cases hinges largely on the proactive work ofpenholders and delegations from the region.”
2014-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7231 (2014) · source
“We hope that today's debate will give additional impetus to the process of improving the long-standing cooperation between the United Nations and regional organization based on the Charter of the United Nations and the norms of international law. In conclusion, we would like to express our gratitude to the delegation of Rwanda for the effective coordination of the process of preparing the draft Security Council resolution that we have adopted in the course of today's meeting.”
2014-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7228 (2014) · source
“We also see good opportunities for cooperation between the United Nations and the CSTO in peacekeeping, which has been reflected in resolution 2167 (2014), just adopted. In the framework of the CSTO, considerable work has been undertaken to strengthen peacekeeping potential, including in United Nations peacekeeping operations. In addition, the CSTO is actively cooperating in the post-conflict reconstruction ofAfghanistan and dealing with the terrorist threat coming from that country. We continue to favour closer cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations on the basis of Chapter VIII of the Charter in order to promote the Organization's peacekeeping objectives.”
2014-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7228 (2014) · source
“That organization has shown itselfto be a reliable partner with the Organization in resolving conflicts in the subregion. We also see added value in cooperating with and receiving financial support from the European Union. There is also great potential in the cooperation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States, as well as good opportunities for expanding contacts with such dynamically developing organizations as the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States and the Union of South American Nations. We also would not want to lose sight of the importance of cooperation between the United Nations and the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, which have become increasingly recognized around the world in the area of maintaining peace and security.”
2014-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7228 (2014) · source
“The broad experience of and respectful cooperation between the two organizations in different areas is an excellent guide for other regional organizations in terms of establishing an effective paradigm for cooperation. We highlight the successful efforts ofboth organizations in Darfur, Somalia and in the inter-Sudan conflict. It is important to continue stepping up coordination in South Sudan, the Central African Republic and Mali. I recall that, during the Russian presidency of the Security Council in June, we held a traditional and very useful meeting in New York with our colleagues from the Peace and Security Council of the African Union. We commend the experience of the working partnership between the United Nations and the Economic Community of West African States.”
2014-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7228 (2014) · source
“Partnership between the Organization and regional organizations is based on the recognition that the Security Council has the main responsibility for maintaining international peace and security. That means first and foremost that the Council has to authorise and supervise regional and coalition peacekeeping operations. We should not, however, forget the need for the Council be accountable. Expert assessment of the Organization could be very useful in planning and carrying out regional operations and in fostering an appropriate command structure. A special role in the traditional network of partners of the United Nations is played by the African Union.”
2014-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7228 (2014) · source
“Throughout the long history of cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations in the area of peacekeeping, there are many excellent examples of success in different countries around the world. That success is based on fulfilling realistic tasks with the support of sufficient human and material resources. A very important imperative in fulfilling those tasks is compliance with the basic principles of peacekeeping, namely, the consent of the host country, neutrality and the use of force only in accordance with a mandate. Moving away from those principles and focusing only on coercive measures could destabilize a situation and in fact antagonize the local population.”
2014-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7228 (2014) · source
“There is no doubt that regional and subregional organizations have better knowledge of the situations in their region. Their preventive and peacekeeping mechanisms are more specifically tailored to the realities on the ground. Those comparative advantages, added to the universal nature of the United Nations and its internationally recognized legitimacy, create unique peacekeeping potential. It is also important that partners should act in a harmonious way, without duplicating efforts or creating unnecessary obstacles in their work, which should be focused on coming up with political and diplomatic approaches to the settlement of conflicts.”
2014-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7228 (2014) · source
“Mr. Churkin (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We thank you, Sir, for organizing today's open debate. We also thank the Secretary-General for his very informative briefing. We listened carefully to the representatives of the African Union and the European Union. For the past few years, the Security Council has repeatedly drawn attention to the need to step up practical cooperation with regional and subregional organizations in the area of maintaining international peace and security. Today's debate is another confirmation of the importance the Council attaches to the task of developing collective approaches in shaping effective strategies for preventing and settling conflicts. Our position is that cooperation of that kind should be based on the Charter of the United Nations, specifically its Chapter VIII.”
2014-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7228 (2014) · source
“Terrorism is spilling over beyond State borders, including extremist organizations and foreign fighters. The so-called management of terrorist flows has demonstrated its fallacy when organizations such as Jabhat Al-Nusra or the Islamic State are banned in one country but it is felt that it is possible to live with their activities in other countries, such as in Syria, or even to fuel them. A business approach to the issue is unacceptable.”
2014-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7222 (2014) · source
“We are insulted by the odious threat of acts of terrorism against United Nations staff in the Golan Heights. We call on those who sponsor or train terrorist fighters in the region, first and foremost the Jabhat Al-Nusra, to rein in their subordinates and to make it absolutely clear to them that threats against United Nations peacekeepers are brazen threats to the international community. Recent events underscore the worrying trend of the region becoming an epicentre for terrorist activity. Extremists of various types are attempting to capitalize on the turbulent events in the Middle East, which are rooted in social problems, in people not having a choice of lifestyle other than crime, and the fanning of the flames of inter-ethnic and inter-religious conflict. The fabric of terrorism is being woven at breakneck speed in areas of conflict.”
2014-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7222 (2014) · source
“We hope that he will make a significant contribution to the Syrian political process. Unfortunately, however, the situation on the ground continues to be of great concern. We are especially concerned about terrorist activity gaining ground in Syria and in the region as whole. We condemn last week's abduction by fighters of the Islamic State of a large gas field in Shaar, Homs governorate. That was accompanied by a massive attack on soldiers and rebels guarding the facility, as well as staff. According to various sources, approximately 300 people were killed. The incident once again serves to underscore the imperative need to adopt Russia's draft presidential statement on the inadmissibility of engaging in oil transactions with terrorist organizations in Syria and Iraq.”
2014-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7222 (2014) · source
“There is a need to move forward towards resolving the issue of a lasting Palestinian-Israeli settlement, which should be based on the concept of two States living side by side in peace and cooperation and the implementation of the relevant resolutions of the Security Council, and with close international support for the peace process from the Middle East Quartet, in close cooperation with the League of Arab States. The task of intra-Palestinian reconciliation is of particular importance in that regard, especially to establish an integral, sustainable and properly functioning Government of national unity. That would be in line with the interests of Israel's security concerns. We welcome the appointment of Staffan de Mistura as Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria.”
2014-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7222 (2014) · source
“We are convinced that a swift and viable ceasefire would ensure the security of Israel and all its citizens, the security of the people of the Gaza Strip, an improvement in the humanitarian situation there, and the possible lifting of the blockade of Palestinian territory. We feel that the appeal of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to the Secretary-General for Palestine to be made an international protectorate should be accorded serious attention. We are ready to consider the proposals being prepared by the League of Arab States regarding the role to be played by the Security Council in the current situation. We are frankly surprised that we heard no reference to those proposals in the statement made today by the representative of Jordan.”
2014-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7222 (2014) · source
“For our part, we continue to work actively through all channels with the parties to the conflict and representatives of the international Quartet of mediators to end all violence in a timely manner, de-escalate the situation, lay the foundation for a subsequent ceasefire, and facilitate the establishment of conditions necessary to a comprehensive negotiating process between Palestinian and Israel. Consultations are currently ongoing in the region with the special representative of the Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs, who plans to engage in contacts with Israel and Palestinian, as well as with United Nations personnel. Two days ago, the President ofthe Security Council called for a swift cessation of military confrontation on the basis of a return to the agreement of November 2012.”
2014-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7222 (2014) · source
“There must now be a speedy end to the suffering of peaceful Palestinians and Israelis and to the destruction of State infrastructure. The scale of loss and destruction requires urgent action on the part of the international community. We welcome the Secretary-General's mission to the Middle East. We support Egypt's efforts to achieve a ceasefire between Gaza and Israel. We thank the United Nations agencies in the Gaza Strip for their activities to minimize the humanitarian impacts of the current dangerous spike in confrontation.”
2014-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7222 (2014) · source
“Mr. Churkin (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): Our meeting today underscores the fact that it is unacceptable, against the backdrop of the upheavals in the Middle East, to relegate the Israeli-Palestinian, and the Arab-Israeli settlement more generally, to the back burner. They are key to the stability, well- being, prosperity and flourishing of all people and Governments of the Middle East. The international community is shocked by the scale of the human tragedy in the Gaza Strip. The dead number in the hundreds and the wounded in the thousands. The majority are peaceful Palestinian civilians killed as a result of the disproportionate use of force by Israel. There is also continuous rocket fire from Gaza into Israel, and civilians there - Israelis - are also targeted. These actions are inadmissible and cannot be justified.”
2014-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7222 (2014) · source
“Let us not forget that an armed clash in the area of the crash site was the reason for the 17 July incident. Today's priority is to put a swift end to clashes and violence and to establish peaceful negotiations on the basis of the 17 April Geneva declaration and the 2 July Berlin statement. We continue to fully participate in that effort. I was going to conclude there, but I have an additional comment to make. I had thought that today's meeting would not have been controversial. However, the representative of the United States opted for a literary track. Perhaps Washington does not know about the efforts that Russia has made in the context of the contact group, among others, to ensure that international experts can go to the area of the crash as soon as possible. If that is so, then the American Embassy should be better informed.”
2014-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7221 (2014) · source
“Why was it that, immediately following the downing of the flight, that missile battery was hastily removed from the area? Why was Ukrainian anti-aircraft radar working at maximum capacity on 17 July? Those are some of the questions raised by Russia's Ministry of Defence, about which international investigators will have to be informed. Up to now, Kyiv has provided doctored evidence to the Security Council - for example, the controversial recordings of the radio communications involving rebel commanders, which seem to have been altered to refer to negotiations that took place before 17 July. Ukraine's Minister for Internal Affairs put forward a video that somehow showed a surface-to-air Buk system on Russian territory, but which was in fact filmed on Ukranian territory and thus could not have been under rebel control.”
2014-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7221 (2014) · source
“Russia found itself in a similar tragic situation in October 2001 when, in the skies over the Black Sea, an anti-aircraft missile downed a Russian passenger flight flying from Tel Aviv to Novosibirsk. Seventy-eight people aboard were killed. The circumstances became clear immediately after the accident and were confirmed by independent international experts. However, to this day Ukraine rejects its legal responsibility in that regard. Given that record, it would be quite reckless to give Kyiv a leading role in conducting an international investigation into the 17 July incident. In the course of the investigation, Ukraine will have to answer several questions with regard to the activities of its air traffic controllers and the reason that a Ukrainian Buk missile system was in the area directly controlled by rebels.”
2014-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7221 (2014) · source
“In that context, Russian military personnel and civilian bodies have already received the necessary instructions. We are ready to provide experts to participate and carry out investigations. However, it is not the time for snap conclusions or political statements. What is happening today is absolutely inadmissible. It seems that Kyiv is attempting to draw on the shock of the international community in the light of the downing of Flight MH-l7 in order to step up its punitive operations in the eastern part of the country. Indiscriminate artillery and air strikes are targeting cities and killing civilians. We would like to ask those Council members that affirmed in this Chamber that Kyiv would act with "restraint" to explain the strange meaning they assign to that word. We understand how the people who lost family and friends feel.”
2014-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7221 (2014) · source
“All evidence, including the black boxes, should be provided to ICAO to examine under the framework of an international investigation. Conditions must be created on the ground to facilitate access for international teams of experts. Every possible effort must be made to focus on guaranteeing full security for international experts at the crash site and on providing them with, as it were, humanitarian corridors. Representatives from Donbass, Donetsk, the Ukrainian Ministry of Emergencies and experts from interested countries are already present on the ground. But that is not enough. A full team of experts must be at the crash site, under ICAO and a relevant international commission. For its part, Russia stands ready to provide all the assistance necessary to organize and conduct impartial international investigations.”
2014-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7221 (2014) · source
“Mr. Churkin (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): On behalf of the Russian Federation, allow me once again to convey our condolences to the families of all of those who lost their lives and to the Governments of those countries whose nationals were aboard the plane that went down in Ukraine on 17 July. There is the need for a full, impartial, independent and open international investigation into the Malaysia Airlines disaster. That is the aim of resolution 2166 (2014), which was prepared with our active participation and which we support. Clarifying the context of this event should take place with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in a leading role, as well as with the participation of all who stand ready to shed light on the truth.”
2014-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7221 (2014) · source
“Now is the time to step up the work of the international Quartet. The representatives of the League of Arab States need to work with the Quartet, and not merely follow its decisions. Work towards a solution must be elaborated jointly with the Arabs - first and foremost with the Egyptians - so to ensure that they are participants in the process to elaborate initiatives.”
2014-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7220 (2014) · source
“The current crisis must prompt us to assist in the efforts to achieve Palestinian unity. We agree with the Secretary-General that the Gaza Strip must be under a single, legitimate Palestinian Government that complies with its Palestine Liberation Organization commitments and the provisions of resolution 1860 (2009), as well as with the plan for the normalization of border crossings and further intra-Palestinian reconciliation. At the same time, we underscore that the current serious escalation of the situation should remind us that there is no prospect for the current status quo and of the importance of a substantive negotiations process. We are convinced that this process must be supported collectively. Even intensive attempts to achieve unilateral results have failed yet again.”
2014-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7220 (2014) · source
“However, it is important to prevent the unleashing of an unending spiral of violence, otherwise the situation will irreversibly spin out of all control. In those circumstances, we again urge all sides to spare to no effort to rapidly achieve a ceasefire. We welcome and support Egypt's mediation efforts. Cairo's initiative, which Israelis and the central Palestinian Authority have agreed to in principle, could serve as the basis for a ceasefire agreement. Such a truce should not only be long-term, but also ensure that peace and stability is restored for Israelis, dignified living conditions for the population and development for the Gaza Strip. Russia is ready to participate in bilateral and multilateral formats towards finding a solution to the very dangerous crisis in the Gaza Strip.”
2014-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7220 (2014) · source
“In that regard, we are alarmed by reports of Israeli bombardment of the Al-Wafa rehabilitation centre in Gaza, as well the Belt Hanoun, Shejaiya and Al-Quds hospitals. The firing on other civilian objects, including residential houses, is also unacceptable. There are reports today of helicopter strikes on a building housing journalists. At least one of them has been wounded. International humanitarian law also requires the demilitarization of civilian facilities. In that regard, it is with concern that we hear reports that Hamas militants and other factions in the Gaza Strip are using schools for military purposes, including stockpiling munitions and using them to fire on residential neighbourhoods and civilian facilities in Israel. We understand Israel's concerns regarding the continuing shelling of its territory from the Gaza Strip.”
2014-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7220 (2014) · source
“Mr. Churkin (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): One cannot simply remain unfazed by what is happening. Since the beginning of the Israeli ground military operation, the situation around Gaza has entered a dangerous new spiral of tension. We are extremely alarmed by this turn of events. There is every reason for concern that the scale of the bloodshed will increase substantially. The most important pressing issue today is to stop the armed conflict, the victims of which are peaceful Palestinian civilians, including women and children. Civilians in both Palestine and Israel need to be rapidly protected from terrorist attacks and the disproportionate use of force. In its latest statement, on 12 July, the Council, inter alia, called upon the parties to abide by the norms of international humanitarian law.”
2014-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7220 (2014) · source
“We are working hard in the OSCE. In the Security Council, the Russian delegation proposed three times the serious drafting of a resolution that would put an end to the violence in Ukraine. But Western colleagues responded to our proposals with blatant cynicism. It seems that whatever the Ukrainian Government arbitrarily does is judged favourably, but the victims of the geopolitical ambitions of the Ukrainian regime are actually an entire nation - the people of Ukraine. The punitive operation in eastern Ukraine must be stopped immediately. Negotiating a resolution to the crisis is still possible, but the right choice must be made.”
2014-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7219 (2014) · source
“Indeed, according to reports, the redistribution of powers from the President to the Parliament, which was the source of the fighting in Maidan for months, is not actually being planned for. Is it any wonder that violence has been the result of such strategy? The political representatives of those regions are well known. They have long been a part okaraine's political life, and have come to the forefront through the protest movements in recent months. Involving them in the dialogue would prevent a further escalation of the current serious crisis, but instead Kyiv chose to arrest, beat and threaten them. With regard to the Ukrainian crisis, international institutions have not risen to the occasion. The reason lies with our Western partners. Much has been said, but nothing has been done to resolve the situation.”
2014-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7219 (2014) · source
“Immediately after the February uprising, Kyiv began to call dissenters "bandits" and "terrorists", and then "subhumans" and "insects". Was it fortuitous that on Channel 5, the Ukrainian television channel owned by Mr. Poroshenko, a commercial was aired showing the stamping out of insects with a map of eastern Ukraine in the background? Protesters have been massacred in Mariupol and Odesa. The number of victims continues to rise and no genuine investigation has been carried out. Dozens of people who politically opposed Kyiv have disappeared. The promised reform of the Constitution is being prepared in secret. It appears that Kyiv would like to enlist the support of European structures and then give it to its lucky people.”
2014-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7219 (2014) · source
“However, the Kyiv authorities have chosen the wrong the path at every turn, with the support of its Western colleagues. I am talking about the United States, of course, which pushed Kyiv to escalate the crisis. They are trying to lay the blame on Russia for the catastrophe caused by the course chosen. Kyiv cast aside the agreement of 21 February and the road map proposed by the Chair of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). The Geneva statement of 17 April and the Berlin declaration of 2 July were also dismissed, although representatives from the Kyiv Government took part in drafting them. The widely acclaimed peace plan of President Poroshenko became the pretext for military preparations and the deployment of a large-scale punitive operation. The Kyiv authorities have chosen to suppress dissent.”
2014-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7219 (2014) · source
“Those facts have been confirmed by UNCHR. In that regard, six Russian regions have declared a state of emergency. Artillery and mortar shelling by the Ukrainian armed forces into Russian territory has become a regular occurrence. The targets include border crossing points and peaceful civilians. Our citizens have been killed and wounded. We consider those provocations acts of aggression on the part of Ukraine against Russian citizens and against its sovereign territory. We place all blame on the Kyiv authorities and call for the Ukrainian side to take decisive measures to prevent such incidents in future. We have repeatedly issued warnings about the danger of trying to resolve the political crisis in Ukraine by force. We called for a mutually respectful and inclusive dialogue among all major political forces, Kyiv and the regions.”
2014-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7219 (2014) · source
“This punitive operation is becoming increasingly destructive for the civilian population and infrastructure. Dozens of civilians have been killed, including children. Transport systems, community facilities and medical centres have been destroyed. According to data of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), there are more than 4.5 million people in eastern Ukraine in the area of the clashes. However, Kyiv has not evacuated civilians from those areas. Instead, people must risk their lives to flee the areas of military clashes by themselves. There are many reports of people being intentionally targeted by the Ukrainian armed forces as they flee the war, in particular to seek refuge in Russia. To date, Russia has hosted more than 110,000 refugees from eastern Ukraine. That figure continues to grow daily.”
2014-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7219 (2014) · source
“It would seem that an investigation is necessary not only of the disaster, but also of the extent to which Ukrainian aviation authorities carried out their obligations to exercise the relevant law and did everything necessary to ensure that Kyiv's military campaign prevented disasters. Today Kyiv announced the full closure of its airspace to conduct a so-called anti-terrorist operation. Why could that not have been done earlier, instead of waiting for there to be hundreds of victims? During our previous meeting on Ukraine (see S/PV.7205), some Western members of the Council talked about the restraint exercised by the Kyiv authorities in using force. They have fully demonstrated that "restraint" now. There have been indiscriminate air strikes, rocket fire and attacks by artillery tanks in Donetsk and Luhansk.”
2014-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7219 (2014) · source
“I am certain that any normal person would, first and foremost, ask the question as to what led a Ukrainian aviation dispatcher to send a passenger flight through an area of military clashes - an area being used to carry out strikes against civilian targets, among others, and where anti-aircraft systems were operating. In line with international standards, ensuring the security of civilian aviation in a State's airspace is that State's responsibility. The State over whose territory a flight is planned must provide the information necessary to ensure the safety of aviation. International law provides for a State's timely ability to close off areas deemed dangerous for flights.”
2014-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7219 (2014) · source
“Mr. Churkin (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): First, we would like to express our heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families and friends of the passengers and crew of the Malaysia Airlines flight that crashed in Donetsk, as well as to the Governments of the countries whose citizens were on the list of victims of the tragedy. An open and impartial investigation of the incident is necessary. There must be no pressure placed on the investigation, or attempts to prejudge its outcome through broad statements or unfounded allegations. Given the complexity of the situation, we believe it would be proper to establish an international commission under the aegis of International Civil Aviation Organization.”
2014-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7219 (2014) · source
“Staffan De Mistura, will swiftly engage the stakeholder parties in communication on that issue. The Russian Federation underscores its readiness to work with international and regional partners. Only a collective - and not a unilateral - course of action will be effective, as demonstrated by the process of eliminating Syria's chemical weapons. We hope that such a constructive and responsible approach, as well as the consensus of the Security Council, will continue throughout the ongoing work on the Russian proposal with regard to the drafting of a presidential statement on the inadmissibility of any attempt to undermine State sovereignty over the oil industry in Syria and Iraq, in particular by terrorist groups.”
2014-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7216 (2014) · source
“The resolution adopted today underscores once again the importance of consensus with regard to local ceasefires, which have demonstrated their effectiveness in ensuring food security and saving lives. They also demonstrate that, without outside intervention or attempts to impose solutions or assign victories to either side, Syrian parties are able to agree on saving lives and putting an end to the violence. More broadly, the situation in Syria, including the humanitarian problem, can be resolved only through a political and diplomatic solution. Experience has shown that the piecemeal approach to the situation in Syria has not been effective. In that regard, we underscore the need for an early resumption of the inter-Syrian dialogue on the basis of the Geneva communique of 30 June 2012. We hope that the United Nations Special Envoy, Mr.”
2014-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7216 (2014) · source
“We expect that, through its activities, the United Nations monitoring mission will interact with the Syrian Government and work objectively and impartially, and that its composition will be established based on the principle of equitable geographical representation and be acceptable to the parties involved. The United Nations monitors should ensure, as set forth in the resolution, the effective monitoring of the transportation into Syria of exclusively humanitarian consignments. We expect the reports to the Security Council on the work of the United Nations to be objective and based on verified information and to cover the activities of all parties, including those of the armed opposition. There is a need to ensure that armed opposition groups also comply with the resolution, which applies equally to all parties.”
2014-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7216 (2014) · source
“Progress in agreeing on the resolution was achieved as a result of the mutual consideration of the parties' concerns and interests, which made it possible to reach a compromise. In that regard, we note the constructive position of the Syrian authorities, who, on the practical level, have already taken a number of measures to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian assistance to people in need. The resolution stipulates that the monitoring of the humanitarian convoys will be carried out in accordance with the United Nations guiding principles of humanitarian emergency assistance, which will ensure that the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Syria will be rigorously respected.”
2014-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7216 (2014) · source
“A monitoring mechanism under the Secretary- General is to be put in place at the border crossings. It will be responsible for inspecting humanitarian convoys going into Syria under United Nations auspices. The functions of the mechanism are carefully spelled out and time-bound. The Security Council will assess the effectiveness of the mechanism again in 180 days. In that connection, we underscore that the resolution does not provide for an automatic authorization of enforcement measures. Any additional steps must be considered under a separate review process by the Security Council on the implementation of the resolution on the basis of convincing evidence with regard to the activities of any party to the Syrian conflict.”
2014-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7216 (2014) · source
“The Russiam federation participated actively in the negotiation of this resolution, given the need to improve the humanitarian situation in Syria, alleviate the plight of the civilian population in the country and improve conditions for the work of humanitarian agencies. We were able to support the resolution after sponsors took into account our key priorities. Resolution 2165 (2014), adopted today, reflects the main elements of the arrangement for humanitarian access that we drew up with OCHA and the Syrian side. It reaffirms the need to adhere to the United Nations guiding principles for the provision of emergency humanitarian assistance, as well as a strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Syria. It also stresses that the provision of humanitarian aid should not be politically motivated.”
2014-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7216 (2014) · source
“The killers beheaded 14 people, including seven women and a girl. A similar attack was carried out in the village of Taksis on 10 July, during which women were violently murdered. As underscored in today's resolution, it is absolutely clear that the humanitarian situation in Syria continues to deteriorate in the absence of a political settlement. In those circumstances, the Security Council found it necessary to carefully consider the requests made by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) with regard to possible steps to alleviate the suffering of Syrian civilians in areas controlled by the opposition.”
2014-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7216 (2014) · source
“Mr. Churkin (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): Today the Security Council has adopted a resolution that once again reminds the Syrian parties of the need to stop the violence and immediately implement the Geneva communique (S/2012/522, annex) and requires them to complly with their obligations under international humanitarian law and international human rights. Resolution 2165 (2014) also expresses deep concern about the increasing terrorist activity, which serves to hang a sword ofDamocles over Syria today. Increasingly violent and senseless terrorist attacks are being carried out by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Jabhat Al-Nusra and the Islamic Front. On 9 July, the village of Khattab, in the governorate of Hama, was attacked. There were no military or economic targets there of interest to the armed opposition.”
2014-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7216 (2014) · source
“We could not have done it alone or without the hard work, support and constructive contributions of every delegation and the representatives of the Secretariat, as well the interpreters, translators, meeting services staff and sound engineers. As we wind up our presidency, on behalf of the whole Council I wish the delegation of Rwanda success in its work presiding over the Council in July. The meeting rose at10.35 a.rn.”
2014-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7212 (2014) · source
“There are no more names inscribed on the list of speakers. Since this is the last meeting of the Council for the month of June 2014, before inviting Council members to informal consultations to continue our discussion on the subject, on behalf of the delegation of the Russian Federation I would like to express our sincere appreciation to the members of the Council, especially my colleagues the Permanent Representatives, their staffs and the Secretariat of the Council, for all the support they have given us. It has been a very busy month, and we succeeded in reaching consensus on a number of important issues within our purview.”
2014-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7212 (2014) · source