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first: 2004-07-30
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“In that connection, we support the efforts of the 1267 Committee to intensify dialogue with Member States and international organizations with a View to strengthening the sanctions regime, consistent with the provisions of resolution 1617 (2005). We welcome the Committee's efforts to improve the Consolidated List and adapt it to existing conditions. We also acknowledge the effective work of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team, which has been acting in ever-closer contact with the expert groups of the other Committees.”
2005-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5293 (2005) · source
“The overall positive momentum achieved in recent months concerning counter- terrorism gives us hope that that task will be completed successfully. The Russian Federation advocates building on the activities agreed upon by the Security Council in all key areas of the struggle against terrorism and strengthening its capacity through the relevant subsidiary bodies. Concerning the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) concerning Al-Qaida and the Taliban and associated individuals and entities, we shall continue to pay close attention to its activities, bearing in mind the massive threat to peace and security posed by the terrorist network of Al-Qaida, the Taliban and their accomplices.”
2005-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5293 (2005) · source
“We welcomed the painstaking work towards agreeing upon the counter-terrorism provisions of the 2005 summit Outcome Document, although we were not able to achieve unanimity during the discussion that took place. However, the debate helped to narrow the gap between the positions of States on key aspects of counter-terrorism activities and strengthened mutual understanding with respect to finding solutions to the problems remaining on the United Nations counter- terrorism agenda. We hope that States will heed and support the 2005 summit appeal that they do their utmost to coordinate and agree upon a comprehensive convention on international terrorism during the sixtieth session of the General Assembly.”
2005-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5293 (2005) · source
“The 2005 General Assembly summit once again reaffirmed that the international community is counting on the United Nations to formulate a reliable system to counter terrorism, including preventive measures against that global threat. This was reflected in the active participation of Member States in the event marking the opening for signature of the new International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism, which was an initiative of the Russian Federation. Another important step in that context was the Security Council's adoption of resolution 1624 (2005), which, for the first time, contains provisions pertaining to the criminalization of the incitement of terrorism and the enhancement of dialogue among civilizations and religions in the context of ensuring international security.”
2005-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5293 (2005) · source
“Mr. Rogachev (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): May I express our gratitude to you, Mr. President, for organizing today's meeting. I also sincerely thank Ambassador Mayoral, Ambassador Loj and you, Ambassador Motoc, for your comprehensive briefings on the activities of their respective Committees, whose work is part of our campaign against terrorism. This is the third Security Council meeting in this format. We support this approach, which is in keeping with enhancing coordination and cooperation among subsidiary bodies of the Council and enabling the Council to more effectively carry out its tasks in the key sphere of counter-terrorism.”
2005-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5293 (2005) · source
“In that way we will be able, through our joint efforts, to fully achieve the potential of the collective security system set forth in the Charter of the United Nations, the commitment to which was clearly demonstrated by the participants in the 2005 summit.”
2005-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5282 (2005) · source
“We are certain that members of the United Nations will be in a position to ensure the launching of the activities of this Commission at the beginning of next year. Russia consistently supports the holding of regular high-level meetings between the United Nations Secretary-General and the leadership of regional organizations, and we note the agreements achieved to increase such a practice, including by holding such meetings on an annual basis. We hope that adoption today of the Security Council resolution at the initiative of Romania and, on the whole, the outcome of today's discussion, will allow us to make progress in the process of improving cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations.”
2005-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5282 (2005) · source
“For its part, the United Nations and the Security Council should continue to pay unflagging attention to strengthening coordination and cooperation with these structures, with a reasonable division of labour and respect for the authority of the Security Council. In this context, we note with satisfaction the decision of the summit in favour of an official agreement between the United Nations Secretariat and the secretariats of the regional organizations. One of the short-term priorities in the implementation of these summit decisions is the establishment of a Peacebuilding Commission, which is called upon to help the Security Council and, to the extent possible, other United Nations bodies in the speedy recovery of countries emerging from crisis and establishing guarantees to prevent conflicts from re-emerging.”
2005-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5282 (2005) · source
“At its last summit, in Astana, Kazakhstan, its members expressed willingness to develop cooperation with the United Nations on a whole series of timely tasks, including the fight against international terrorism and illegal drug trafficking, as well as promoting post-conflict settlement arrangements in Afghanistan. We are convinced that in developing the decisions of the summit, regional partners and the world Organization should continue to meet each other halfway. We hope that the regional and subregional organizations will offer their resources in a more active way and help both in the prevention of conflicts and in peacekeeping.”
2005-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5282 (2005) · source
“This is not an easy task, but there is no real alternative to interaction in this format. Russia is determined to continue energetically promoting enhanced trust and cooperation, first and foremost in the peacekeeping sphere between the United Nations and the CIS. Of great potential is the cooperation being established between the United Nations and the Collective Security Treaty Organization. In the framework of this organization intensive work is under way to create its own peacekeeping potential, and that includes involvement in United Nations peacekeeping operations. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization is playing an important role in ensuring stability and security in the Euro-Asian region.”
2005-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5282 (2005) · source
“In the area of cooperation between the United Nations Security Council and regional partners - and the list of these organizations is well known - a great deal of positive experience has been gained. That has to be built upon, making use of it to solve increasingly complex problems in the framework of the multifunctional peacekeeping operations. We welcome precisely this attitude, expressed today by representatives of the relevant organizations, including the speaker who directly preceded me, the Deputy Chair of the Executive Committee of the Commonwealth for Independent States (CIS), Mr. Kyrychenko. The peacekeepers of the CIS, along with the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia, are maintaining security and stability in the area of the Georgian/Abkhazian conflict.”
2005-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5282 (2005) · source
“First and foremost, what we have in mind is the immutability of the principle of the primary responsibility of the Security Council for the maintenance of international peace and security and its exclusive prerogative to sanction the use of force by the international community. The agenda of cooperation between the United Nations and regional partners is becoming ever more multifaceted and larger in scope. In addition to peacekeeping and peacebuilding tasks, we now have the fight against weapons of mass destruction, the illegal spread of small arms and light weapons, the settlement of other destabilizing transborder problems and the fight against drug trafficking and organized crime.”
2005-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5282 (2005) · source
“An important element for further efforts to enhance the effectiveness of the world Organization, as the major multilateral institution, is the gradual development of multifaceted cooperation and coordination on the part of the United Nations and the Security Council with regional and other intergovernmental organizations, above all in the sphere of peacekeeping. Such interaction, as is clearly set forth in the outcome document, must continue to be firmly based on the Charter, in particular, Chapter VIII. No less important is the reaffirmation by world leaders of the need for strict respect for basic principles and criteria for international peacekeeping activities at all stages of the processes of preventing and settling conflicts, and also during post-conflict peacebuilding.”
2005-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5282 (2005) · source
“Mr. Denisov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We are pleased to welcome you, Sir, as President of the Security Council. Your presence in this Chamber, as well as the participation in today's meeting of the Secretary-General and leaders and representatives of a number of leading regional organizations, convincingly demonstrates the importance of today's discussion. In the outcome document of the 2005 summit, world leaders stated their commitment to ensuring international security on the basis of a comprehensive, collective approach and strict observance of the Charter of the United Nations.”
2005-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5282 (2005) · source
“Right now, the most important thing is to adopt the necessary and correct conclusions as to how they are to be executed and managed.”
2005-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5256 (2005) · source
“A discussion is currently under way on United Nations reform. The Secretary-General has proposed measures to improve the activities of the Secretariat; in general, we endorse and support them. We call on the Secretary-General to continue to make further efforts in that direction. Despite the mistakes and miscalculations, the corruption and the grievous errors in implementation of the programme in general, it did show that broad actions of this type are possible and that the United Nations is in a position to provide assistance to civilians living under difficult conditions. Furthermore, as we see it, only the United Nations is capable of carrying out assignments of such a comprehensive, global nature. Unfortunately, recent events have demonstrated that major international humanitarian operations will still be called for.”
2005-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5256 (2005) · source
“The United Nations humanitarian oil-for-food programme was authorized by the Security Council nine years ago as a measure aimed at easing the humanitarian suffering of the Iraqi people that resulted from the many years of comprehensive sanctions and embargo. The programme was in operation until March 2003, when it was suspended for reasons that are well known. We believe that it is unfair to describe the humanitarian programme in solely negative terms. As I see it, in the report Mr. Volcker sets forth a true understanding of the essence and nature of the humanitarian programme. I would like to remind the Council that he notes that the programme was designed correctly but that it was undermined in terms of its implementation. As we know, that is a frequent occurrence with operations that are of much lesser magnitude.”
2005-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5256 (2005) · source
“Mr. Denisov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): I should like at the outset to welcome the Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan, and the Chairman of the Independent Inquiry Committee, Mr. Volcker. We thank Mr. Volcker for the report and commend him and the other members of the Independent Committee for their work. We have received the report, which is a comprehensive, detailed document. We will need time to examine it, and we will clearly pay close attention to that task. However, having familiarized ourselves, before this meeting, with the preface of the report, and having listened today to Mr. Volcker and to the Secretary- General, I would like to say, by way of preliminary comment, that I share many of their conclusions.”
2005-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5256 (2005) · source
“We call upon interested States and international and regional organizations to closely coordinate their actions regarding a post-conflict settlement in Afghanistan, with a central role played by the United Nations, so that that country may be able to resolve the political and economic problems it faces and become a democratic State. We believe that a role for the United Nations in Afghan affairs following the completion of the Bonn process should include in particular the coordination of the international community's peacebuilding and reconstruction efforts. The specific structure of a future United Nations presence remains to be determined, but it must involve Afghans themselves and take into account the country's real needs. States members of the CSTO intend to play a very constructive role in that work.”
2005-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5249 (2005) · source
“We believe that in the near future the most effective strategy - and the one most in keeping with realities in Afghanistan in this regard - should be one that provides tight control of Afghanistan's borders with neighbouring countries by strengthening and establishing new anti-drug "security belts", which the States members of the CSTO have consistently called for. The CSTO has developed a plan of action to counter the terrorist and narcotics threats emanating from Afghanistan. A working group on Afghanistan under the Council of Foreign Ministers of the CSTO has been established to coordinate the implementation of those measures, in cooperation with the Government of Afghanistan.”
2005-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5249 (2005) · source
“Both the Afghan leadership and the international community - and primarily the United Nations Mission - should play a role in that regard. Countering the production and proliferation of drugs remains one of the key elements in stabilizing the situation in Afghanistan. Recent expert evaluations by the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime corroborate the conclusion that international efforts to halt the threat posed by narcotics in Afghanistan are still not effective enough. Afghanistan is virtually on the brink of becoming a drug State.”
2005-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5249 (2005) · source
“The national reconciliation process is a crucial step in the achievement of a long-term comprehensive settlement of the Afghan conflict. However, that process must take place on the basis of a cautions and responsible approach, without creeping erosion of the sanctions regime, the scope of which goes beyond Afghanistan itself. Persons included on the sanctions list of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) pose a real threat to peace and security. Their involvement in active political life could lead to the direst of consequences and undermine the stability of Afghanistan and the region. Specific action must be taken to counter that dangerous trend, particularly in the context of the upcoming elections.”
2005-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5249 (2005) · source
“For us, the most serious concern is the significant increase in recent months in terrorist activities by the Taliban and other extremists, who have re-established part of their infrastructure and launched a campaign that seeks to disrupt parliamentary elections. At the same time, representatives of the Taliban movement and Al-Qaida, many of whom have committed war crimes and outright criminal offences, are making persistent attempts to infiltrate power structures. A number of top officials of the former Taliban regime have registered as candidates for parliament. Politically, at the very least, those activities run counter to the Security Council's anti-terrorist decisions regarding Afghanistan, including the recent resolution 1617 (2005), on strengthening the sanctions regime against the Taliban and Al-Qaida.”
2005-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5249 (2005) · source
“It is important that the established timetable be adhered to, so that viable State bodies that reflect the multi-ethnic and politically diverse nature of Afghan society can be established as soon as possible. We attach great importance to the activities of the Security-Council-sanctioned and NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). We will continue to assist the alliance in carrying out that mission. We hope that, as was the case during the presidential election campaign, ISAF and coalition troops will provide effective assistance to Afghan authorities in the establishment of a safe atmosphere before and during the upcoming elections. We assume that NATO will continue to scrupulously carry out the mandate given to it by the Security Council, including regular reporting to the Security Council.”
2005-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5249 (2005) · source
“Mr. Denisov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): I have the honour to speak on behalf of the States members of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO): Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Russian Federation and Tajikistan. We would like to express our gratitude to Mr. Jean Arnault, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his detailed briefing on the situation in Afghanistan. We are pleased to note that the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan continues to play an important role in advancing the process of a settlement in Afghanistan. We hope that the Government of Afghanistan and the United Nations Mission will make every effort for successful parliamentary and provincial elections in September of this year.”
2005-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5249 (2005) · source
“We believe that the efforts of the relevant organizations and programmes of the United Nations system, as well as regional and international partners and donors, must aim specifically to achieve those goals. In conclusion, I should like to echo the heartfelt words addressed to Mr. Turk, who is completing his mission in the Department of Political Affairs. We thank him for his effective and fruitful cooperation with the Security Council and in particular with our delegation, and we join others in wishing him every success in his future work.”
2005-07-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5222 (2005) · source
“Bougainville's acquisition of fully fledged autonomous status represents a historic milestone in the Bougainville peace process and launches a new phase in the implementation of the Peace Agreement. We also welcome the efforts made by the Government of Papua New Guinea and the leaders of Bougainville to achieve the complete and timely implementation of their obligations. We thank the United Nations Observer Mission in Bougainville, which is completing its work, and its predecessor, the United Nations Political Office in Bougainville. Following completion of the political role of the United Nations in the peace process - a priority area in the work of the Organization - Bougainville will continue to require assistance in restoration and long-term capacity-building in the autonomous province.”
2005-07-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5222 (2005) · source
“Mr. Denisov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): At the outset, I should like to join other delegations in expressing my wishes for a successful presidency to you, Sir, and to all of your colleagues from the Greek Mission. We would like also to pay tribute to the Ambassador of France, Mr. de La Sabliere, for his successful presidency in June. We also are grateful to Assistant Secretary-General Turk for his substantive briefing on the progress made in the Bougainville settlement and for his contribution to that end. We welcome the successful holding of elections in Bougainville and the establishment of an Autonomous government on the island.”
2005-07-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5222 (2005) · source
“We are therefore working to develop partnerships with multilateral donors, primarily with the World Food Programme. Mr. Morris mentioned that fact in his statement. This year, we will be making regular contributions to the Programme's humanitarian activities. We fully agree with the idea that only coordinated action by the international community to provide assistance to African countries, primarily in the humanitarian area, will help those countries make progress in implementing the Millennium Development Goals.”
2005-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5220 (2005) · source
“Russia has written off, or pledged to write off, debt of African countries amounting to more than $16 billion, including more than $2 billion in the context of the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative. Our Government has taken additional risk by deciding to give additional contributions to the Initiative's Trust Fund and to participate in the next replenishment of the International Development Association, for the period 2006-2014. Sub-Saharan Africa will receive approximately half - 49 per cent - of that sum. We are trying to continue to help Africa to train its own nationals in the area of public health. In addition, we regularly provide emergency humanitarian assistance on a bilateral basis. However, we understand that that is not enough.”
2005-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5220 (2005) · source
“Mr. Denisov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): I, too, should like to welcome the Executive Director of the World Food Programme and to thank him for today's briefing. We fully agree with the idea set out by President Obasanjo of Nigeria and used by Mr. Morris when he began his briefing today, that (spoke in English) "A hungry person is an angry person". That is true, and we all understand it. That is why Russia, as a responsible member of the international community, believes that the challenge of strengthening peace and security is intrinsically linked to the socio-economic development of Africa and other unsettled areas of the world. For that reason, we undertake efforts in various areas to assist African countries. I should like to cite two or three statistics.”
2005-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5220 (2005) · source
“Work is continuing on the draft with respect to the need for further consideration of a number of important issues, including the role of the Security Council in putting in place a mechanism to deal with situations that are not on the Council's agenda. The Russian delegation trusts that consensus will soon be arrived at and that the Council will then be able to take an effective decision on what, I would reiterate, I consider a most important issue. We believe that a regular exchange of views on enhancing Security Council activities and the work of other structures of the Organization in protecting civilians in armed conflict will give additional impetus to efforts by the international community to deal with this extremely important problem.”
2005-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5209 (2005) · source
“Such coordination must be strengthened at the United Nations system level, at the level of the various international structures and also at the field level. There is another important issue: ensuring adequate protection for children during and after armed conflict. We greatly appreciate the work of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in that respect. There is a need to develop and strengthen the educational infrastructure and also to try to put an end to the forced recruitment of children by closing off recruitment channels. As the Council is aware, work is currently under way on a new Security Council resolution on children and armed conflict that attaches considerable importance to a monitoring and accountability mechanism.”
2005-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5209 (2005) · source
“Their success will depend largely on the extent to which they are accompanied by efforts on the part of the international community to find a political settlement to a given conflict. There is an ever-growing role in that respect for the Economic and Social Council, as the organ responsible for coordinating the humanitarian activities of the United Nations. I agree with those colleagues who have raised the issue of the importance of ensuring the safety of humanitarian personnel who are working to help vulnerable groups of people. We must step up coordination in that area, particularly in the context of integrated missions that have humanitarian, military, political and reconstruction components.”
2005-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5209 (2005) · source
“As has been noted today, the African Union monitoring mission in Darfur is doing a great deal to stabilize the situation in the region, and it is quite clear that it must be strengthened, in accordance with proposed plans. In recent years, the problem of the protection of civilians in armed conflict has been viewed increasingly from the perspective of human rights and of monitoring compliance with the provisions of international humanitarian law. Humanitarian activities are one of the key components in a comprehensive strategy aimed at preventing crisis and at bringing about a post-conflict settlement. Such activities must, of course, be based on the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations and on fundamental humanitarian principles.”
2005-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5209 (2005) · source
“One very important factor in preventing violence against civilians is the elimination of impunity and bringing to justice all persons guilty of crimes against civilians. It is important to harmonize as fully as possible the relevant international and national legal instruments. The Security Council must continue to make use of the regional and country approach in dealing with the problem of the protection of civilians. In that connection, it is important to take account of the economic, social, historical, religious, cultural and other characteristics of the countries or regions involved, as well as of the particular aspects of each individual conflict, the root causes thereof and the best way of arriving at a settlement. Indeed, regional and subregional organizations can play a very important role in that respect.”
2005-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5209 (2005) · source
“Mr. Denisov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): I wish at the outset to join my colleagues in thanking Mr. Jan Egeland for providing us with up-to- date information on the situation in respect of the protection of civilians in armed conflict. Clearly, solving that problem requires systematic and coordinated action at the international, regional and national levels. A swift United Nations response to incidents of violence against civilians in armed conflict can play an important role in addressing crisis situations. The current tasks in that area should be considered in the context of resolving a number of conflicts, many of which have been mentioned today, including those in the Sudan, Cote d'Ivoire, Burundi and Haiti. Unfortunately, that list is far from exhaustive.”
2005-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5209 (2005) · source
“Our delegation believes that the mission's recommendation to establish two bodies, which was discussed in detail and commented upon by both speakers - that is, the recommendation to set up a mixed-composition truth commission and a special chamber in the court system of Burundi - requires a political and legal analysis that takes account of the position of the Government of Burundi and of all interested parties and political forces in that country.”
2005-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5203 (2005) · source
“Mr. Denisov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): First of all, I should like to thank Mr. Kiganahe, Minister of Justice of Burundi, and the Assistant Secretary-General for the briefings given today. We thank also the members of the Secretariat assessment mission to Burundi, headed by Mr. Kalomoh, Assistant Secretary-General, for the very substantive and detailed report, whose recommendations and proposals deserve further study. We believe that the most important recommendations are supported by the Secretary-General in his letter of 11 March. Further study of the report is necessary in order to take the necessary well-thought-out decisions and to step up efforts by the international community to establish the truth, avoid partiality and bring about justice in Burundi.”
2005-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5203 (2005) · source
“We reaffirm our fundamental position that resolution 1244 (1999) is the sole political platform for achieving a settlement in Kosovo. The lasting stability of the province will be possible only if an agreed international strategy is elaborated, with the Security Council playing a lead role. For our part, we are prepared to cooperate closely with the Secretary-General; his Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo, Mr. Jessen-Petersen; the future Special Envoy who will conduct the review; and our partners in the Contact Group, in the common interest of consolidating stability and security for all of the inhabitants of the province.”
2005-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5188 (2005) · source
“It is crucial that the Contact Group send consolidated signals to the government institutions in Pristina and Belgrade. Belgrade must remain a full participant in the Kosovo process. I reiterate that such consolidated signals must be sent to both parties. Unfortunately, a number of participants in today's meeting have addressed their criticism primarily to Belgrade. We are certain that the primary effort to ensure the implementation of standards must be taken by the Albanian leadership of the Provisional Institutions of Self-Government. We share the view that the involvement of Kosovo Serbs in those bodies is perfectly expedient. In that regard, direct contacts between Belgrade and Pristina are vitally important. We welcome the recent initiatives of the Serbian side in that respect.”
2005-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5188 (2005) · source
“We are convinced that its implementation must be consistent with highly specific requirements; above all, it must be thorough and protracted so that the future special envoy dispatched by the Secretary- General to conduct the review will have a genuine opportunity to draw an objective picture of the development of the situation in Kosovo and to prepare a comprehensive policy report for the Security Council. It would also be appropriate for the head of UNMIK to continue to issue technical reports. The results of the policy review cannot and should not be biased. The process of review must be carried out in all phases of its implementation with the oversight of the Security Council and culminate in a presidential statement.”
2005-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5188 (2005) · source
“At this critical juncture of the settlement in Kosovo, the task of elaborating a coordinated international strategy is of fundamental importance. We are pleased that the outcomes of the meeting of the Balkans Contact Group in London demonstrated the clear intentions of its participants to work together to achieve a stable Kosovo settlement. One such outcome was the agreement of all parties to launch a review process, although the comprehensive review is not an end in itself.”
2005-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5188 (2005) · source
“Like the Secretary-General, we underscore that the genuine implementation of standards - aimed primarily at ensuring the rights, freedoms and security of ethnic minorities - is not only a test of the readiness to take the political process to the next phase of the settlement, but is above all a criterion of the maturity of the province's government structures and their capacity to establish a truly democratic and multi- ethnic society in Kosovo. On that basis, we are convinced that the process of standards implementation should be analysed on the basis not of emerging trends that may be genuinely positive in themselves, but of concrete results. In that context, however, it would still be premature to talk about substantive progress having been made.”
2005-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5188 (2005) · source
“Our primary concern in that regard is the fact that, according to the report, not one of the eight primary standards has yet been fully implemented. We are especially distressed by the extremely low number of refugee returns, which are the most useful indicator for assessing the situation in the province. There are also considerable shortcomings in the efforts to reform local institutions of self- government in Kosovo. At the same time, progress in the area of decentralization offers the opportunity to assess the extent to which the authorities have taken into account the legitimate interests of minorities.”
2005-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5188 (2005) · source
“Mr. Denisov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): I welcome you, Sir, as President of the Security Council at today's meeting. Our delegation is grateful to the Secretary- General for his report on the activities of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and to the head of the Mission, Mr. Jessen- Petersen, for his comprehensive briefing on the situation in the province. We welcome and support the participation in today's meeting of the President of the Coordination Centre of Serbia and Montenegro and of the Republic of Serbia for Kosovo and Metohija, Mr. Nebojsa Covic. Russia has carefully considered the Secretary- General's report. We endorse his primary conclusions and tenets and agree with his conclusion that, in the area of standards implementation, a good deal of work remains to be done.”
2005-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5188 (2005) · source
“The Council's ongoing attention will be instrumental for overseeing and facilitating this important process. I note that my statement took exactly five minutes.”
2005-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5168 (2005) · source
“An important step was taken towards strengthening the international legal basis in that area on 13 April, when the General Assembly adopted the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism. We favourably assess the work of the 1540 Committee, which currently enjoys all the requisite authority and expert capabilities for the resolution's implementation. We attach great significance to the establishment of contacts and cooperation between that body and the CTC and other international non-proliferation and expert oversight mechanisms. We believe that the practice of holding such Security Council meetings as today's on the work of its subsidiary counter-terrorism bodies must be pursued. We are taking only the initial steps to coordinate the work of the Committees.”
2005-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5168 (2005) · source
“The Russian Federation attaches great importance to the work of the 1267 Committee on sanctions against Al-Qaida and the Taliban. We favourably assess the work of the analytical support and sanctions Monitoring Team. We believe that its second report generally establishes a positive basis for the Committee's ongoing work and will enable us in the near future to prepare a new draft resolution under paragraph 3 of resolution 1526 (2004). It is important that we all share the general understanding that we cannot underestimate the scope or degree of the threat that Al-Qaida still poses to peace and stability. The year that has passed since the Security Council adopted resolution 1540 (2004) has confirmed the timeliness of that initiative.”
2005-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5168 (2005) · source
“We have implemented new methods for expert assessments of States' needs for technical assistance, with the active involvement of potential donors. Finally, we have laid the basis for the qualitative expansion of the dialogue and practical interaction of the CTC with international and regional organizations. We welcome the Danish chairmanship's focus on the ongoing further development of those approaches in the CTC's work. At the same time, we share the concerns regarding the delay in the staffing of the CTED. That unfortunate situation, as we see it, is due ostensibly to a number of reasons, but it must be given particular attention. The staffing of CTED will determine, to a critical extent, how effectively we will be able to implement all of the plans scheduled for that body.”
2005-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5168 (2005) · source