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“This dialogue clearly will be worthwhile, on the condition that a constructive position and good will be demonstrated not only by Belgrade but also by Pristina. So far, as we see in the Secretary-General's report, the Kosovo authorities demonstrate a reluctance to take part in this process. We believe that it is necessary that the International Court of Justice consider, objectively and impartially, the submission of the General Assembly on whether the unilateral declaration of Kosovo's independence is consistent with international law. On 16 April Russia presented to the Court a written report reflecting Russia's fundamental position on this issue.”
2009-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6144 (2009) · source
“Resolving such a complex and sensitive problem as refugee returns is something that the Kosovo Albanian authorities essentially turned into a political act. For the first time in the past ten years, the return of refugees would take place without the participation of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, but with the support of international police and military forces. While recognizing the right of refugees to return to their homes, we are of the View that this process must be carried out on an equal footing, taking into account the views of both the Albanian and Serb communities in the province. We welcome the ongoing negotiations between Belgrade and the United Nations on involving representatives of EULEX on the six technical issues for ensuring the well-being of the Serbian community in the province.”
2009-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6144 (2009) · source
“I would recall that in accordance with that approach, any international presence in the province, including the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX), must operate in a status- neutral framework while complying with the prerogatives of the United Nations and resolution 1244 (1999). We note the positive role of UNMIK and the personal role of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Zannier, in de-escalating tensions in the area of the town of Suchodol/Brdjani, on the outskirts of Kosovska Metrovica in April and May this year. We believe that responsibilities for what took place lie, above all, with the Kosovo Albanian side, who, despite the protests of the local Serbs, unilaterally began to work on restoring the houses of the Kosovo Albanian refugees.”
2009-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6144 (2009) · source
“In accordance with it, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and the Mission he heads in Kosovo should continue to carry out their functions, including assisting and ensuring the rights and security of ethnic minorities and achieving in the province democratic standards established by the international community. A great deal remains to be done in that regard. Any independent steps circumventing the Security Council to substantially alter the geography of UNMIK's activities would unequivocally run counter to resolution 1244 (1999) and the package approach to reconfiguring UNMIK adopted by this Council in November 2008.”
2009-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6144 (2009) · source
“We are concerned by the fact that despite all the signals from the Security Council to Pristina on the need to respect the Council's decisions, the representatives of the Kosovo authorities - and this was clearly referred to in the Secretary-General's report - in their public statements continue to demand that the United Nations Mission in Kosovo end its activities, due to the alleged irrelevance of Council resolution 1244 (1999) and their being under no legal obligations to implement it. We believe such behaviour is unacceptable. Once again we would like to recall that resolution 1244 (1999) continues to remain fully in effect.”
2009-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6144 (2009) · source
“Mr. Churkin (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Kosovo, Mr. Zannier, for presenting the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) (S/2009/300). The Russian side has carefully analyzed that document. We welcome the participation in today's Council meeting of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia, Mr. Vuk Jeremic'. We are grateful for the assessments he has provided, and we share them. We listened carefully to the statement by Mr. Hyseni, although one cannot call it a standard of objectivity.”
2009-06-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6144 (2009) · source
“I do not even call for a self-critical analysis, but merely for an objective analysis of what happened and how the outcome of those events should be viewed today.”
2009-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6143 (2009) · source
“I would urge us not to give ourselves a big headache over this. I have one final comment. Many, or at least some of our colleagues referred to territorial integrity. That is a very important principle, but there is one interesting twist to it. I do not recall how many meetings of the Council have been held following the events of August 2008, but have those who claim to support territorial integrity condemned even once Georgia's aggression against South Ossetia? No one raised that issue in the statements that were made today. That omission is one of the reasons why, unfortunately, our work on developing a draft resolution that would have mandated new, useful functions to the United Nations in that region ended in failure. There has been a lack of objective analysis.”
2009-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6143 (2009) · source
“Russia also proposed a draft for a possible extension, although in principle we believed that it was time for more substantive measures. I shall now read from the short draft resolution that we proposed. Under the draft, which refers to all the relevant resolutions and takes into consideration the 18 May 2009 report of the Secretary-General (S/2009/254), the Security Council would "decide to extend the mandate of the United Nations Mission under consideration in the report to a new deadline of 15 July". Thus, we were ready to include two additional weeks. What is politically unacceptable in that? Is it Russia that has thrown a political spanner in our work to extend the United Nations Mission, or those who 09-37028 hastened to submit today's draft, with its politicized technical roll-over proposal, to the Council?”
2009-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6143 (2009) · source
“I must also call attention to two or three references with which I did not agree. Statements by some of our colleagues have included erroneous interpretations of our position, which we must correct. In particular, the Permanent Representative of France said that our proposed draft resolution on a possible future mission of the United Nations in the Abkhaz-Georgian border region included certain terms that would be politically difficult for Western colleagues to agree with. Let us say that is so. Many such terms were included in the draft put forward by our Western partners. But we are not discussing today Why our efforts on a major resolution to establish a new United Nations mission in the Abkhaz conflict zone failed. We are talking about a draft technical rollover resolution that was introduced by the Group of Friends.”
2009-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6143 (2009) · source
“I could, of course, be very critical of the statement made by the Georgian representative, but I will not do so. There simply is not enough time. But I would agree on one thing, namely, that we have a genuinely positive view of the work of those who have worked in the United Nations Mission throughout the years. The Georgian representative is wrong, however, in saying that that work has been hindered by the Russian military. I recall that all reports of the Secretary-General give a positive assessment of cooperation between the United Nations Mission and peacekeepers of the Commonwealth of Independent States, which mainly include Russian military personnel, and of the contribution of our peacekeepers in support of stability in the region, which was violated by Georgia's aggression against South Ossetia.”
2009-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6143 (2009) · source
“Mr. Churkin (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): I must draw attention to a procedural flaw in today's meeting, which of course has a serious political subtext and is one of the reasons that we are today seeing the end of the work of the United Nations Mission in the Abkhaz-Russian border region. We have been very patient for many years now although, like today, it has been very difficult to be patient while hearing very non-objective words, to put it mildly, on the part of Georgia's representative. We have, however, listened patiently. Throughout these years, Abkhaz representatives have not been given an opportunity to inform Council members of their position during a conflict that has existed for many years in the Abkhaz Georgian region, which culminated in the tragic events ofAugust 2008.”
2009-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6143 (2009) · source
“The main sponsors of Georgian aggression against South Ossetia have gone from the political scene, but their shadows still loom large among us. We really must get rid of that apparition. Political wisdom is not to be found in blind adherence to the vestiges of past thinking, but in showing restrained approaches, bearing in mind current realities. Thus, full responsibility for bringing to an end the United Nations presence in Transcaucasia lies with our partners. For our part, the Russian Federation will continue to undertake efforts aimed at ensuring the steadfast security of the new young States in Transcaucasia and the socio-economic development of their peoples.”
2009-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6143 (2009) · source
“Nevertheless, once again demonstrating our constructive approach, the Russian delegation expressed its willingness for a new technical extension of the Mission for a month, in the first instance, to continue in-depth dialogue. That decision, however, was to be taken without advance political implications. However, our partners preferred poison to medicine. We can only regret that. With regard to the draft resolution on the Council's table, the Russian delegation cannot support it and allow its adoption, for the reasons that we have indicated. It is difficult to say what the sponsors were thinking of in putting to the vote a draft resolution that is clearly unacceptable. They were not thinking of the interests of strengthening stability in Transcaucasia.”
2009-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6143 (2009) · source
“There was stubborn insistence on including a reference to resolution 1808 (2008), which was adopted in April 2008 even before the Georgian aggression that changed the political landscape in Transcaucasia. On 14 June, a number of Council members, who refused to adopt Russia's pragmatic solution, said that they wanted a new technical extension of the old Mission mandate and once again wanted to insert a reference to the old resolution 1808 (2008). In that regard, it should be recalled that the Mission's mandate has been rolled over for periods of four months on two occasions - in October 2008 and February 2009. We 09-37028 are convinced that the time has come for appropriate reflection in international documents of the new military and political position of States in the region.”
2009-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6143 (2009) · source
“Thus, the Russian draft resolution could have become a realistic basis for continuing constructive international interaction on the basis of a United Nations presence in the region. Based on the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia, which was agreed within the Geneva discussions of the joint mechanisms to prevent and react to incidents, developing a new mission mandate would have allowed us to arrange the practical cooperation of all interested parties to strengthen security and to restore trust in this turbulent region in the Transcaucasia. However, our Western partners were unfortunately not able to accept that approach. They tried to pursue a political chimera. How could anyone seriously expect that the new mission would be called an observer mission in Georgia, since it would operate in both Georgia and in Abkhazia?”
2009-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6143 (2009) · source
“However, we suggested that in the current realities such a draft Council resolution would have established a new security regime with politically incorrect provisions and old, contradictory terms. In fact, it was aimed at affirming the territorial integrity of Georgia and at denying the existence of Abkhazia as a State. Obviously, the Russian side could not agree to that. During the work in the Group of Friends of Georgia, we gave our partners a compromise draft resolution with a number of concrete measures to ensure security and support for stability on the border of Georgia and Abkhazia, including impartial monitoring by UNOMIG. Our proposals were part of the latest recommendations of the Secretary-General on the matter.”
2009-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6143 (2009) · source
“Guaranteeing Georgia's neighbours that there would be no attack from Georgia, and boosting support for the stability and security in that region, can only be done with a new security regime on the Georgian-Abkhaz border. In that context, it is very obvious that, bearing in mind the new political and legal conditions, the majority of old terms and terminology used in the international documents cannot be applied. The international community must clearly understand all consequences of the wanton attack on peaceful Tskhinvali on 8 August 2008. The Saakashvili regime ended the territorial integrity of its country itself, and 09-37028 two new States emerged on the world map - the Republic of Abkhazia and the Republic of South Ossetia.”
2009-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6143 (2009) · source
“Over the past two weeks, the Group of Friends has held intensive consultations for the purpose of agreeing to a draft resolution on this issue. The positions of Russia and the Republic of Abkhazia in support of maintaining the useful role of the United Nations observers in the Caucasus is well known. In fact, the earlier mandate of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) ceased to exist, owing to the Georgian aggression against South Ossetia in August last year and Georgia's subsequent secession from the Moscow Agreement on a Ceasefire and Separation of Forces of l4 May 1994. There is no point in extending it since it is built on old realities.”
2009-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6143 (2009) · source
“Mr. Churkin (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): The members of the Security Council will recall that, when we received the report of the Secretary-General in May, the Russian delegation expressed its willingness to work constructively with partners on agreeing to a substantive draft resolution of the Council on the future mandate of a United Nations presence in the region of the Abkhaz/Georgian border. We therefore stated that the corrected parameters for a temporary security regime and mission mandate proposed by the Secretary-General could be taken as the basis of a mandate for the new United Nations stabilization mission proposed in the report. The mandate of the current United Nations presence in the region will expire in a few hours.”
2009-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6143 (2009) · source
“Currently, the Russian Federation, with other members of the six, is working towards ensuring that dialogue with Iran would be resumed as quickly as possible. In this context, it is important that all six States maintain their commitment to the primary goal, which is to assist the International Atomic Energy Agency in establishing the fact that there are no military aspects to Iran's nuclear programme.”
2009-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6142 (2009) · source
“Mr. Churkin (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We are grateful to the Permanent Representative of Japan, Ambassador Takasu, for the regular quarterly briefing on the work of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006) and for the work that he has carried out at the head of that Committee. We note that in the reporting period, the Committee has operated in full accordance with resolutions 1737 (2006), 1747 (2007) and 1803 (2008). Our view is that the Committee will continue to be guided in its work by the spirit and letter of these resolutions and by the primary goal of effectively monitoring the Iranian programme through diplomatic means and negotiations, on the basis of the proposals put forward by the six.”
2009-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6142 (2009) · source
“We would like to stress that the attempts of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to create a nuclear missile potential not only does not strengthen its security, but, on the contrary, increases tension in North-East Asia and thus threatens the security both of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea itself and of the region as a whole. As an alternative to that extremely negative scenario, it is important to continue to work jointly with the partners in the Six-Party Talks format and other interested parties to establish a mechanism to guarantee peace and security in North-East Asia by political and diplomatic means.”
2009-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6141 (2009) · source
“It has a fully defined framework clearly limited to the situation arising as a result of the nuclear test by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. It is unprecedented and cannot be interpreted more broadly. The Russian delegation actively contributed to ensuring that the resolution contains detailed provisions in support of the political and diplomatic settlement of the nuclear issue on the Korean peninsula and the resumption of the Six-Party Talks. It is important that the text issues an appeal to Pyongyang immediately and without preconditions to return to that dialogue format. We trust that the resolution's provision for the possible suspension and subsequent lifting of sanctions will be a serious incentive to the North Korean side to undertake to implement the Security Council's decisions.”
2009-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6141 (2009) · source
“At the same time, they are targeted and closely linked to the need to end the nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programmes of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and do not affect the pressing need of the population to receive humanitarian aid and economic assistance. It is of fundamental importance that the resolution clearly stipulates - and the Russian delegation firmly insisted on this - that all sanctions measures are to be implemented exclusively under Article 41 of the United Nations Charter, which does not provide for the use of military force. The vessel inspection regime on the high seas, introduced in the resolution, will be applied solely in the context of ensuring compliance with its provisions.”
2009-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6141 (2009) · source
“Russia views the repeated nuclear tests by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea as a serious blow to international efforts to strengthen the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and as an action that undermines the international norms laid down by the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty on the prohibition of such tests and jeopardizes security and stability in the region. The circumstances required the adoption of a strong, but, at the same time, carefully measured Council resolution that, which, in addressing the proliferation risks, would lead Pyongyang to return to the Six-Party Talks. Resolution 1874 (2009) meets those goals. The additional restrictive measures on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea provided for in the resolution are fairly substantive.”
2009-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6141 (2009) · source
“Mr. Churkin (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): The Russian delegation welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 1874 (2009), which condemns the nuclear test undertaken by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and, in that regard, introduces additional restrictive measures with regard to North Korea. The resolution adopted is, on the one hand, an appropriate response to the violation by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea of the decisions of the Security Council and, on the other, a balanced measure that demonstrates a responsible approach to the maintenance of peace and security in the region and reaffirms the resolute commitment of the Security Council to a political and diplomatic settlement of the nuclear issue on the Korean peninsula.”
2009-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6141 (2009) · source
“The failure to bring a number of accused before the ICTR and the ICTY cannot be viewed as justification for the unlimited extension of the activities of those organs. Given the looming deadlines, we will seek the best options for the proposed mechanisms for the Tribunals' residual functions. In that context, we wish to thank Ambassador Thomas Mayr-Harting for the effective Austrian chairmanship of the Security Council Working Group on international tribunals. We note progress in the discussion of issues related to the forthcoming completion of work of the Tribunals. My delegation expects that by the end of the year, the Council will manage to draft an agreed text of a resolution on the parameters of the residual functions of those temporary organs of international justice.”
2009-06-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6134 (2009) · source
“At the same time, the Russian Federation continues to be concerned by the instances, referred to by the Chief Prosecutors, of the failure of States to properly comply with their obligation to cooperate with the Tribunals, including in the provision of documents needed for investigation and tracking the accused. Those factors not only hold up proceedings on specific cases, but have a negative effect in general on the Tribunal's ability to reach objective verdicts. In conclusion, I wish once more to reaffirm the position of the Russian Federation that both Tribunals should be guided by the time frames laid down by the Security Council and do everything possible to ensure that the bulk of their work is completed by the end of 2010.”
2009-06-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6134 (2009) · source
“We cannot fail to be concerned by the assessments in the report of the President of the ICTY on tentative dates for completing first instance hearings and appellate proceedings, extending to mid-2013. At this stage, the task of ensuring a suitable degree of cooperation between States - first and foremost those of the region - and the Chief Prosecutors of the Tribunals is of particular importance. We have observed some progress in maintaining interaction between the ICTY and Serbia. This was borne out not only by the assessment of Chief Prosecutor Brammertz, but also by the factual material on the matter provided by the Serbian side to members of the Security Council on the eve of our meeting. One can detect a certain dynamic in relations between the ICTR and the State and judicial institutions of Rwanda.”
2009-06-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6134 (2009) · source
“We are also bewildered by the emerging practice of suspending the main court proceedings until contempt cases are resolved. The Tribunal put on a heightened display of principle concerning the safety of witnesses in the case of Vojislav Seselj, in connection with a book he published, whereas, in the case of Ramush Haradinaj, the former Prime Minister of Kosovo, in which the physical elimination of some witnesses and overt intimidation of others were involved, the Tribunal effectively turned a blind eye to those problems. Protracting the main trials until contempt of court hearings are completed has an adverse effect on the implementation of the ICTY completion strategy.”
2009-06-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6134 (2009) · source
“Regrettably, the results of the work of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) are unimpressive. In the reporting period, only one judgment has been rendered, and that was in a trial that ended in August 2008. In the ICTY case files, there remain four cases in respect of six accused for which hearings have not even begun. The accused in these cases have been at the disposition of the Tribunal since June 2003 - six years in custody and yet hearings have not even begun. We consider that situation unacceptable and a violation of civilized standards of justice and commonly accepted human rights norms. It is all the more difficult to understand given that the ICTY has the legal option of transferring cases to national jurisdictions.”
2009-06-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6134 (2009) · source
“Mr. Churkin (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): Allow me to thank the leadership of both Tribunals for their briefings and for the reports they have submitted to the Security Council on their completion strategies. We note that the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), notwithstanding existing difficulties, has worked fruitfully over the past six months. During that period, four judgments have been rendered with respect to seven accused and, in six cases featuring 14 accused, hearings have been concluded. The Tribunal is also planning by the end of 2009 to complete the most labour-intensive and protracted phase - the submission of evidence - in all outstanding trials of first instance with one exception.”
2009-06-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6134 (2009) · source
“The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. 09-35353 Before I adjourn this meeting, and as we hope this is the last meeting in May - that is, the last under the Russian presidency - I would like to thank all my colleagues in the Security Council and all delegations of United Nations Member States that in some way participated in the work of the Security Council in May for their cooperation, understanding and support. I would of course like to convey my gratitude to my colleagues in the Secretariat, the interpreters and all those who enable us to carry out effective, intensive work. The meeting rose at 12.20 p.m.”
2009-05-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6133 (2009) · source
“"The Security Council expresses the hope that the announcement of the electoral time frame will give a new impetus to the implementation of the Ouagadougou Political Agreement and its Supplementary Agreements, It takes note of the ceremony of transfer of authority held in Bouake' on 26 May 2009 as a positive development and urges the Ivorian parties to continue to make progress. 09-35353 "The Security Council reiterates its determination to bring its full support to a credible electoral process in Cote d'Ivoire. To this end, it requests the Secretary-General to keep it closely and regularly informed of the progress made by the parties in the implementation of each of the key stages of the electoral time frame." This statement will be issued as a document of the Security Council under the symbol S/PRST/2009/16.”
2009-05-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6133 (2009) · source
“It takes note of the request by the Ivorian parties that the Special Representative of the Secretary-General make known and explain to all Ivorian stakeholders the content and modus operandi of the five-criteria framework referred to in document S/2008/250 and in resolution 1865 (2009). "The Security Council reiterates its full support for the Facilitator, and calls on the Ivorian political actors to continue to cooperate fully with him, in particular in this critical phase of the peace process.”
2009-05-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6133 (2009) · source
“The Security Council urges the Ivorian political actors to meet their commitments in full and without further delay. It urges again the political actors in particular to comply fully with the Code of Good Conduct for elections they signed under the auspices of the Secretary-General on 24 April 2008. "The Security Council reaffirms its full support to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for cote d'Ivoire and to the United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire, and recalls that the Special Representative shall certify that all stages of the electoral process provide all the necessary guarantees for the holding of free, fair, open and transparent presidential and legislative elections in accordance with international standards, consistent with paragraph 20 of resolution 1865 (2009).”
2009-05-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6133 (2009) · source
“"The Security Council underlines the importance of the effective implementation of each of the five stages leading to the elections, as referred to in the report of the Secretary-General dated 13 April 2009 (S/2009/196), namely: (1) the publication of the provisional voters list at the end of voter registration operations; (2) the publication of the final voters list; (3) the production of identification and voter cards; (4) the distribution of identification and voter cards; and (5) the electoral campaigning period. "The Security Council, consistent with its resolution 1865 (2009), underlines that this timeline binds the Ivorian political actors and that the way it will be implemented will reflect their level of political commitment towards the holding of free, fair, open and transparent elections in a secure environment.”
2009-05-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6133 (2009) · source
“The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. After consultations among members of the Security Council, I have been authorized to make the following statement on behalf of the Council: "The Security Council welcomes the communique dated 18 May 2009 of the Permanent Consultative Framework of the Ouagadougou Political Agreement, which provides a comprehensive electoral time frame leading to the first round of the presidential election in Cote d'Ivoire on 29 November 2009. It stresses that this time frame has been endorsed by all the main Ivorian political actors, as requested by the statement of the President of the Security Council S/PRST/2008/42 and resolution 1865 (2009).”
2009-05-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6133 (2009) · source
“I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter from the representative of cote d'Ivoire, in which he requests to be invited to participate in the consideration of the item on the Council's agenda. In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite that representative to participate in the consideration of the item Without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Bailly (Cdte d'Ivoire) took a seat at the Council table. The President (spoke in Russian): The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda.”
2009-05-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6133 (2009) · source
“There are no further speakers on my list. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 12.15 p.m.”
2009-05-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6132 (2009) · source
“In favour: Austria, Burkina Faso, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, France, Japan, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Mexico, Russian Federation, Uganda, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Viet Nam Against: Turkey The President (spoke in Russian): The result of the voting is as follows: 14 votes in favour and one 2 vote against. The draft resolution has been adopted as resolution 1873 (2009). I shall now give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements after the voting.”
2009-05-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6132 (2009) · source
“I should like to inform the Council that the presidency of the Council has met with the representatives of the parties, who have confirmed that they maintain their well-known positions vis-a-vis the item on the Council's agenda. On the basis of those meetings, with the consent of the members of the Council, the presidency has drawn the conclusion that the Council can proceed to take a decision on the draft resolution before it. IfI hear no objection, I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. There being no objection, it is so decided. A vote was taken by show of hands.”
2009-05-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6132 (2009) · source
“The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them document 8/2009/276, which contains the text of a draft resolution submitted by China, France, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America. Members of the Council also have before them document S/2009/248, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations operation in Cyprus. It is my understanding that the Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it.”
2009-05-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6132 (2009) · source
“Thirdly, as President of the Security Council and as the Permanent Representative of a permanent member of the Council, I am compelled to express regret that, in his remarks, Ambassador Urbina sought to introduce some sort of artificial dividing line between permanent members of the Security Council and the elected members of the Security Council, and between Member States and the Secretariat, with which we cooperate very closely in preparing for missions of the Security Council. The meeting rose at 3.45 p.m. 09-35 198”
2009-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6131 (2009) · source
“As President of the Council, I am obliged to note the following. First of all, Ambassador Urbina felt it necessary to interpret in his own way the results of the discussion of this issue that took place very briefly during the Council's consultations. At that time, Ambassador Urbina agreed to my conclusion that this issue needed to be discussed further in preparing for forthcoming missions of the Security Council. Secondly, as President of the Council, I am compelled to point out that the preparations for this meeting did not involve an understanding that we would discuss procedural issues for preparing Security Council missions in a formal meeting of the Security Council.”
2009-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6131 (2009) · source
“I thank Ambassador Rice for her briefing, which, among other things, aroused feelings of envy in those of us who were not able to take part in the mission. On behalf of the Council, I should like to express appreciation to all of the members of the Security Council and the Secretariat who participated in the mission, which was very ably led by Ambassadors Rugunda, Sawers, Ripert and Rice, for the manner in which they discharged their important responsibilities on behalf of the Council. Although there are no names on my list of speakers, I see that Ambassador Urbina is insisting on his right to take the floor, and I call upon him now.”
2009-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6131 (2009) · source
“I now give the floor to His Excellency Mr. Jean-Maurice Ripert, Permanent Representative of France, who led the mission to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
2009-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6131 (2009) · source
“I now give the floor to His Excellency Sir John Sawers in his capacity as joint leader of the mission to the Great Lakes region, in connection with the Council's visit to Rwanda.”
2009-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6131 (2009) · source
“Susan Rice, Permanent Representative of the United States of America, who led the mission to Liberia. I would like to welcome the return of the members of the Council and the Secretariat who took part in the mission to Africa. I now give the floor to Mr. Ruhakana Rugunda, in his capacity as joint leader of the mission to Ethiopia in connection with the African Union.”
2009-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6131 (2009) · source