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Gatilov

lines on the record: 453
first: 1996-04-18
most recent: 2017-09-21
sittings or episodes: 76
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“We welcome the Government of Iraq's intention to strengthen its national criminal justice system and hope that the team set up by the Council will contribute to that endeavour, while acting impartially, transparently and fully in keeping with international law, including the Charter of the United Nations.”
2017-09-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8052 (2017) · source
“It is important that all of their crimes, whatever category they fall into - including first and foremost terrorists' own acts - be punished with no possibility for impunity and in accordance with the seriousness of the crime. However, the primary responsibility for bringing terrorists to justice still belongs to the Governments of the States that are affected by such evil acts. In our view, today's resolution in no way undermines that tenet and creates no new precedents. We are considering it in a context of criminal rather than international humanitarian law.”
2017-09-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8052 (2017) · source
“We once again urge the Secretary-General and Member States to refrain from supporting the so-called International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism to Assist in the Investigation and Prosecution of Persons Responsible for the Most Serious Crimes under International Law Committed in the Syrian Arab Republic since March 2011, which is a violation of the Charter of the United Nations. In the current circumstances, which include putting military pressure on ISIL, developing national criminal justice mechanisms based on universally recognized standards is a priority. Resolution 2379 (2017) demands that we ensure that there is not the smallest possibility that terrorists can avoid facing justice.”
2017-09-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8052 (2017) · source
“As we understand it, today's resolution, which provides for the creation of a team to collect, preserve and store evidence of crimes committed by ISIL terrorists in Iraq, was discussed in detail with the country's authorities, and we commend that approach. Regrettably, that has not always been the case, as when, for example, the initiators of an illegitimate General Assembly resolution on a similar structure in Syria did not even consider the necessity ofconsulting Damascus.”
2017-09-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8052 (2017) · source
“But our efforts will succeed only on a solid foundation of international law that does not disregard the sovereignty of States that have been victim to terrorist attacks but rather cooperates with them. The Russian aerospace forces' operation in Syria is based on such principles, which is key to their effectiveness. We would like to emphasize once again the importance of strengthening States' coordination and cooperation in the effort to destroy ISIL, Jabhat Al-Nusra and terrorist groups linked to them, and without any appearance of double standards, including in the implementation of justice.”
2017-09-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8052 (2017) · source
“Mr. Gatilov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We believe firmly that the crimes of the terrorists of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) should not go unpunished, regardless of where they are committed. We welcome the successes of the Iraqi armed forces in their fight against ISIL and in restoring their country's sovereignty. We are ready to continue supporting the efforts of the Iraqi leadership on both the political and practical fronts. The threat of ISIL should be eradicated wherever its terrorists wreak havoc, and we must act as a united front in doing so. Resolution 2379 (2017), which we just adopted, notes the global nature of that threat and the unity of Security Council members in combating it.”
2017-09-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8052 (2017) · source
“In that connection, we are ready for closer interaction with all partners in order to settle the nuclear and other issues on the Korean peninsula as soon as possible through the only means possible - namely, political and diplomatic means - through mutually respectful dialogue and mutual consideration of interests and concerns.”
2017-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7932 (2017) · source
“The Chinese proposals are in the same vein when they talk about suspension for suspension and parallel moves. These ideas deserve serious attention, as they could be a starting point for us to overcome the current impasse and renew the negotiating process. We need to seek channels of communication with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea authorities and lead them to a substantive dialogue on nuclear and missile issues. As recent events have shown, under no circumstances can we allow the situation in the region to develop on its own. As the saying goes, even bad peace is better than a good quarrel.”
2017-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7932 (2017) · source
“Under the current conditions, all parties involved should demonstrate calm and restraint and not take steps that could increase the tension. We need to View the settlement of the situation in the context of the whole range of issues among the parties and thereby create the conditions for the denuclearization of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. This is impossible without normalizing the overall military and political situation, putting an end to the build-up of military infrastructure, scaling down the manoeuvring and building trust among States in the region. We are convinced that there is no alternative to a political settlement of the nuclear issue on the Korean peninsula, on the basis of the joint statement issued on 19 September 2005 by the participants in the Six- Party Talks.”
2017-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7932 (2017) · source
“We have repeatedly raised this issue at meetings of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1718 (2006), but as a result of the obstructionist position taken by its individual members, the situation has not changed at all. Undoubtedly, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is conducting itself inappropriately. It refuses to abide by the laws of the international community, which are established in relevant Security Council resolutions. At the same time, the options for using force are completely unacceptable and can lead to catastrophic consequences for both the Korean peninsula and the region of North-East Asia as a whole. We should choose to use our diplomatic tools to the greatest extent possible.”
2017-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7932 (2017) · source
“Because of the way the financial and banking system works, it is very difficult to obtain funding for the United Nations humanitarian agencies that are still working in the country. Since Pyongyang cannot replenish its foreign currency reserves owing to the existing restrictions, it could find itself in a situation where it is impossible for it to give the United Nations the funds that are to be channelled to it, as permitted by the Committee. A separate issue is the situation with regard to foreign diplomatic missions in Pyongyang. We should not allow a situation in which diplomatic missions continue to experience difficulties in carrying out their work because of the restrictions imposed on the country.”
2017-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7932 (2017) · source
“This applies in particular to the illegitimate unilateral restrictions targeting civilian areas not associated with the country's nuclear missile programmes. Such sanctions are the reason for the serious deterioration in the living conditions of the North Korean people, which, incidentally, was identified as a cause for alarm in the most recent report of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. They are justifiably very almed about that. We must acknowledge that the humanitarian exemptions provided for by the Security Council's sanctions regime essentially do not work. Because of the ban on correspondent relations with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, it is impossible to purchase abroad the goods and food stuffs necessary for the economy.”
2017-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7932 (2017) · source
“Once again, we call upon the United States and the Republic of Korea to review the desirability of such a step, and we call upon other members in the region to resist the temptation to become involved in such destabilizing efforts. As for international sanctions against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, we would like once again to reaffirm our commitment to their implementation. However, such measures should not be a goal in themselves, but rather an instrument to involve this country in constructive negotiations on existing issues. Resolving the nuclear issue of the Korean peninsula solely by imposing sanctions and placing pressure on Pyongyang is impossible. Sanctions should not be used either economically to suffocate the Democratic People's Republic of Korea nor to worsen the humanitarian situation.”
2017-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7932 (2017) · source
“An additional destabilizing factor in the region is the decision - taken by Washington and Seoul last year in line with the wrong logic of creating a global missile defence system 4 to place on the territory of the Republic of Korea elements ofthe United States missile defence system known as the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense. We have said on many occasions that this step woul not only, to put it mildly, not be viewed with enthusiasm by Pyongyang, but it would also undermine the existing military balance in the region, thereby jeopardizes the security of neighbouring States. We are not the only ones who view this in a negative way.”
2017-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7932 (2017) · source
“We call upon the North Korean authorities to end their proscribed programmes, return to the non-proliferation regime and join once again the International Atomic Energy Agency verification regime. At the same time, it should be clear for everyone that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea will probably not give up its nuclear weapons as long as it sense that the existence of a direct threat to their security, which is exactly how the North Koreans View the regular large-scale manoeuvres and exercises by the United States and its alliesin the region. That is how they view the dispatch of the American naval armada to the region that we have witnessed this month.”
2017-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7932 (2017) · source
“In Russia, we are watching the dangerous development of the situation in the region with alarm, as we ourselves are part of the region. Of course, we are united in condemning the provocative nuclear- missile activity by Pyongyang, which over the past 18 months, it has taken on a very dangerous dynamic. We do understand very well the feelings of our neighbours when another missile is launched from North Korean territory without a notification, thereby subjecting the lives of people and maritime and aviation transport to disproportionate risks. We reject such activity by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, which is confirmed by our support of the sanctions resolutions adopted by the Security Council, namely, resolutions 2270 (2016) and 2321 (2016).”
2017-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7932 (2017) · source
“Mr. Gatilov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): There is no doubt that what we are living through at present is one of the most acute and dramatic phases of developments on the Korean peninsula. Without exaggeration, peace in the region recently underwent a serious test, and the threat of this confrontation moving into a hot phase was higher as than ever, and it remains so today. The belligerent rhetoric coupled with reckless muscle-flexing has led to a situation where the whole world is now seriously wondering whether there is going to be a war or not. As is well known, under the conditions of such tension, one ill-thought-out or misinterpreted step could lead to the most terrible and lamentable consequences.”
2017-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7932 (2017) · source
“We believe that the groundwork laid today for constructive cooperation will be essential to success on the path towards a peaceful solution. In a broader context, we should discuss the possibility of developing a comprehensive strategy for political stabilization and the socioeconomic rebuilding of the Middle East region and North Africa. The solution to the challenges that the region is facing must be collective. The proposals of the Russian Federation to initiate broad-based cooperation in that area remain as valid as ever.”
2016-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7634 (2016) · source
“That has had a very negative impact on the political process and threatens the future of the cessation of hostilities. We expect the Syrian actors, the States of the region and the entire international community to act responsibly and implement the whole range of decisions on the Syrian political solution. The cornerstone of this process should be the interests of the Syrian people. We cannot squander this historic opportunity. Russia has consistently supported a political solution to the conflict in Syria. Through our joint efforts, we launched the Vienna process and established the International Syria Support Group. We supported some of the most important foundational decisions of the Security Council on this conflict.”
2016-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7634 (2016) · source
“We hope that the United Nations will be impartial and principled in its support of this process and that Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura will play a constructive role. At the same time, we need to be firmly committed to all provisions ofresolution 2254 (2015) and the other foundational documents. We should not single out individual components of those documents in order to take advantage of the changing situation on the ground or to benefit the selfish priorities of any particular opposition group. Any measure that could derail the political process by establishing preconditions should be rejected. We should not be at the beck and call of radicals, but rather should urge them to engage in dialogue. At the same time, we must end the harmful practice of providing external support to armed groups.”
2016-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7634 (2016) · source
“That process should ensure a meaningful role for the Syrians that did not leave their homeland during the many years of conflict, in particular the Kurdish population, which is one of the key elements in the counter-terrorist efforts. In other words, it should ensure a meaningful role for all the representatives of the ethnic and religious components of Syrian society. We understand that this process will be difficult and complex given how entrenched the conflict has become and the various efforts to derail the initial progress. However, inter-Syrian negotiations must be resumed as soon as possible and we should move forward on all the remaining aspects of the agenda. In fact, the resolution we have just adopted affirms that.”
2016-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7634 (2016) · source
“All sources of supply to the terrorists must be shut down reliably. At the Syrian border we must prevent illegal flows, which allow criminal groups to prosper and thrive. We need to put an end to the continuing infringement of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria by external forces. The joint actions agreed with the United States can contribute to making this a real turning point in the Syrian crisis, which has gone on for far too long. We now have a real chance to end the violence and to step up our collective combat against terrorism and improve the very serious humanitarian situation in the country. Of vital importance is the fact that we are creating new conditions for developing the political process under the auspices of the United Nations and that the main role will be played by the Syrians themselves.”
2016-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7634 (2016) · source
“What is important is that the resolution was adopted at almost exactly the same moment as the cessation of hostilities is entering into force in Syria. Many armed groups in Syria have already declared that they are ready to comply with its provisions. As was confirmed in the joint statement, the cessation of hostilities regime will not apply to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, Jabhat Al-Nusra or other terrorist organizations that have been recognized as such by the Security Council. The combat against them will continue. Our position is that the long- term stabilization of Syria will be impossible without eliminatimg the terrorist threat in that country. To achieve that goal, it is essential to put an end to efforts to use terrorists as a weapon for suspect geopolitical aims.”
2016-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7634 (2016) · source
“Mr. Gatilov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): Today another important collective step has been taken towards achieving a political solution to the conflict in Syria. The Security Council, in the resolution that it has just adopted 4 resolution 2268 (2016) - endorsed the joint statement ofthe Russian Federation and the United States of America as the co-Chairs of the International Syrian Support Group on the cessation of hostilities in that country, on conditions that are part and parcel of that joint statement. This document and the resolution that has been adopted, which Russia co-sponsored, must be implemented strictly and without any preconditions. The process of implementation itself must be monitored reliably.”
2016-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7634 (2016) · source
“The resolution contains a set of practical measures at the national level to ensure reliable barriers to access by terrorists to weapons of mass destruction and their components. It is important that, in seeking to implement the resolution, the Committee established by the Security Council ensure ongoing Council oversight of efforts to prevent the illicit acquisition of weapons of mass destruction. We appreciate the consensus that has been reached, reflecting the international community's growing understanding of the need to undertake collective efforts against the proliferation threat, in strict compliance with the standards of international law. We believe that the resolution will be fully implemented by all States.”
2004-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4956 (2004) · source
“Mr. Gatilov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Rassian): The Russian Federation was one of the initiators of the resolution adopted today by the Security Council. In that regard, we believe that the problem of the acquisition of weapons of mass destruction by non-State actors, primarily for terrorist purposes, is becoming one of the crucial threats to international peace and security. The resolution just adopted is targeted specifically at that threat. It seeks to ensure the coordination of action to counter the black market in weapons of mass destruction and related technologies and materials. It does not supercede existing non- proliferation mechanisms, but establishes an operational framework for international cooperation in this field; nor does it impede scientific and technical cooperation for peaceful purposes.”
2004-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4956 (2004) · source
“In this regard, we believe that the minimum time period would be one year We call on all States to support the Security Council draft resolution on countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.”
2004-04-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4950 (2004) · source
“We support the establishment of a Security Council committee on this issue, which would be engaged in collecting and analysing the responses of Member States with respect to the measures they have taken in implementation of the resolution and with respect to possible assistance to those States, when relevant requests are made. We believe that the committee will need to work in close cooperation and use the expert support of such agencies as the International Atomic Energy Agency and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, as well as of the United Nations Secretariat. The duration of its work will, above all, depend on how it implements the goals set for it.”
2004-04-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4950 (2004) · source
“We believe that the Security Council is not only entitled but also obligated to take appropriate measures in the area of international security, to include those that are legally binding. This draft resolution is no exception. As such, exactly nine years ago, in April 1995, the Council adopted resolution 984 (1995), which provided for security safeguards in the case of an attack on States, including with the use of nuclear weapons. This resolution, at the same time, took note of the security safeguards provided by the nuclear Powers with respect to the non-use of nuclear weapons. Clearly, monitoring the implementation of the draft resolution requires establishing an ad hoc mechanism.”
2004-04-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4950 (2004) · source
“It is here that we see the substance of this draft, which was prepared after lengthy expert consultations, both among the five permanent members and by taking into account discussions with the non-permanent members of the Council, as well as a broad range of United Nations Member States. The sponsors did not seek to supersede, by a Security Council decision, international treaties in the area of non-proliferation and disarmament. This is precisely why the draft resolution contains provisions clearly pointing out that its adoption in no way undermines or runs counter to obligations that States may have under the international treaties in the area of non-proliferation and disarmament to which they are parties.”
2004-04-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4950 (2004) · source
“Particular attention should be given to the problem of the existence of black markets of WMD, which are the most dangerous markets. Terrorists are inventive and will stop at nothing to acquire components to produce WMD in order to strike totally innocent people. The draft resolution directs States to preventing WMD and materials that are sensitive from the standpoint of proliferation from falling into the hands of non-State actors, above all for terrorist purposes. The draft resolution guides the development of international cooperation efforts to counter this phenomenon. Clearly, we believe that all the efforts in this area should be based on international law and national legislation, without impeding legitimate, peaceful cooperation efforts.”
2004-04-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4950 (2004) · source
“The tragedy of 11 September 2001, as well as the terrorist attacks that have occurred in Moscow, Madrid, Tokyo, and in a number of other cities around the world, demonstrate very clearly what is perhaps the primary threat of our time - terrorism. The Security Council adopted a proactive role in countering this threat by adopting its well-known resolution 1373 (2001). In this decision, the Council highlighted the close relationship between international terrorism, organized crime, and illegal trafficking of nuclear, chemical, biological and other materials that pose a threat to human life. It also called for coordinating efforts at the national, subregional and international levels in order to strengthen the global response to the challenges and threats to international security.”
2004-04-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4950 (2004) · source
“Mr. Gatilov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We welcome the convening of this public meeting of the Security Council to discuss a pressing problem related to the threat of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). We anticipate that today's discussion will allow us to strengthen the unity of the international community in facing this threat. The Russian Federation was one of the initiators of tabling a relevant draft resolution of the Security Council. We believe that the subject of the non- proliferation of WMD and means of delivery is becoming one of the primary threats to international peace and security. The world community is called upon to increasingly and actively address fundamentally new challenges in this area and to counter heretofore unknown but equally complex challenges.”
2004-04-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4950 (2004) · source
“The Russian delegation is prepared in future to take part most constructively in formulating a draft resolution on this issue in the Security Council. We base our position on the understanding that such work will be continued after the referendums in both parts of Cyprus and that it will duly take the results into account and provide for universally acceptable ways to remove concerns on the part of the Cypriot parties.”
2004-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4947 (2004) · source
“Such a technically and legally complex decision calls for the most thorough and careful analysis. However, the sponsors of the draft resolution, having ignored the views of other Council members and having essentially forgone discussion, have submitted the draft resolution for a vote. We draw the Council's attention to the fact that views opposed to such precipitous adoption of a draft resolution on the eve of the referendums were expressed by the parties directly interested in the settlement as well as by the majority of Council members. Under those circumstances, the Russian side has no other choice but to exercise a veto on technical grounds, in order to ensure conditions in the future for normal, mutually respectful work to agree upon Security Council decisions that are acceptable to all parties.”
2004-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4947 (2004) · source
“We must await their results, after which the Security Council will be in a position to take a considered decision, including with respect to deploying a new United Nations peacekeeping operation on the island, taking fully into account the situation that will obtain on the island following the referendums - including with respect to the concerns of the Cypriot sides with regard to security safeguards - within the framework of a comprehensive Cyprus settlement. The Russian delegation expresses deep regret at how the work was structured on the draft resolution that will be put to the vote in the Council today. This involves the formulation of a serious decision on the parameters of a new United Nations peacekeeping operation in Cyprus and the imposition of an arms embargo.”
2004-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4947 (2004) · source
“Mr. Gatilov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): The Russian Federation has consistently supported the Secretary-General's good offices mission and his efforts aimed at a just settlement of the Cyprus problem on the basis of Security Council resolutions and the express will of both Cypriot communities. We base ourselves on the need of the international community - and particularly the Council - to assist in reaching arrangements between the Cypriot parties themselves, but in no way to impose any decisions on them. We firmly believe that the referendums planned for 24 April in both parts of Cyprus must take place freely, without any external interference or pressure.”
2004-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4947 (2004) · source
“Russia intends to continue to work intensively on the restoration of the negotiating process, precisely on this universally recognized basis, which was established by the United Nations. The world Organization bears responsibility for the implementation of the road map. The key to success is in joint actions. Russia favours the speedy convening of the meeting of the Quartet at the ministerial level and with the Secretary-General, at which it would be possible to discuss issues linked to the Israeli proposals and the implementation of the road map.”
2004-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4945 (2004) · source
“Russia bases itself here on the need for consistent implementation of all principles and provisions agreed on in the road map, which, after approval by the Security Council in resolution 1515 (2003), received international legal status. We wish to emphasize that the modalities for a solution to such sensitive issues as the final status of the Palestinian territories, the borders, the fate of the refugees, the problems of Israeli settlements and East Jerusalem must be determined through agreement between the sides. The legal basis for settlement of the Arab-Israeli conflict has been defined in resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973), 1397 (2002) and 1515 (2003), which provide for a regional settlement within the framework of negotiations and demand compliance with the principle of the inadmissibility of acquiring territory by force.”
2004-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4945 (2004) · source
“Acts of force of this type cannot result in either a Palestinian-Israeli settlement or in any shift in the region as a whole. Today, on instructions of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Russia, his special representative on the Middle East settlement, Ambassador Kalugin, was sent to the region to help promote international and regional efforts to prevent further deterioration of the situation and to straighten out the situation in Palestinian-Israeli relations. During his upcoming contacts with the parties in the Quartet and the regional parties there will be discussion of specific modalities for linking the Israeli plan for unilateral disengagement from the Palestinians with the road map for a Middle East settlement.”
2004-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4945 (2004) · source
“Mr. Gatilov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): The killing of the new leader of Hamas, Mr. Al-Rantisi, as a result of an Israeli missile attack has led to a drastic exacerbation of the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories. In Moscow serious concern is being expressed over possible consequences of this event and the rising tensions in the Middle East. On numerous occasions Russia has declared its rejection of extrajudicial executions and targeted eliminations. We are not casting doubt on Israel's right to defend itself from terrorist attacks and to protect its civilian population. However, that right must be implemented within the framework of international law, in particular the Fourth Geneva Convention.”
2004-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4945 (2004) · source
“Russia is providing assistance to the civilian population of Kosovo that has been driven from its homes, and we are prepared to engage in very close cooperation with our partners in the Contact Group and the Security Council, as well as with the European Union, in order to put a swift end to the tragedy in the Balkans and to move the situation towards the context defined in Security Council decisions. It is most important that joint efforts be made consistently and comprehensively to implement resolution 1244 (1999), which remains the sole legal basis for a Kosovo settlement. We hope in this regard that the most serious conclusions will be drawn from what has occurred, allowing us to avoid double standards and to focus the attention of the international community on a just settlement of the Kosovo problem, which is so crucial for Europe.”
2004-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4942 (2004) · source
“At the same time, it is important to begin joint consideration of options for a long-term normalization of the situation in Kosovo. A key element of such work should be the thorough consideration of the idea of decentralizing the administration of the province in order to provide solutions that take the interests of all Kosovo communities into account and that, through the necessary institutional guarantees, create - in deed and not in words - conditions for their coexistence in a multi-ethnic, democratic society.”
2004-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4942 (2004) · source
“Obviously, this is a distorted interpretation of the contents of the Security Council resolution on the review mechanism for standards implementation in the province, as set forth in the presidential statement of 12 December 2003. As we have said before, the logic of a Kosovo settlement in no way includes the hasty imposition of the Kosovo Standards Implementation Plan, as has been done without prior submission of the Plan to the Security Council, as required in the presidential statement to which I referred. We are convinced that the Plan requires thoroughgoing revision. There is a substantial need to reinforce its provisions in the areas of providing equal security, freedom of movement and the rights and freedoms of ethnic minorities. Efforts must be made to restore direct dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina.”
2004-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4942 (2004) · source
“Frankly, we were surprised recently to hear statements about the need to accelerate talks on the status of the province, which is being virtually cast as a recipe for normalizing the situation there. We are convinced that, on the contrary, this approach would lead to further complications and actually encourage new pogroms and ethnic cleansing. We were genuinely puzzled to hear the statement made on 9 April by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo, Mr. Holkeri, to the effect that the Security Council had previously endorsed the date for the consideration of the question of the future status of Kosovo.”
2004-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4942 (2004) · source
“Promoting the process of creating standards in Kosovo without addressing the problems that have emerged as a result of the events of 17 to 20 March is unacceptable. We need above all a thorough investigation into the incidents and to prosecute the instigators of the pogroms, as well as all those who aided and abetted them or facilitated through their inaction, particularly since many of these people are well known. It is important to establish tighter control over the activities of the Provisional Institutions of Self-Government in the province and to provide for the effective collection of illegal weapons, large amounts of which remain in the hands of the extremists. We believe that, in the light of those events, all the talk about a timetable for the final status of Kosovo is highly inappropriate.”
2004-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4942 (2004) · source
“Today, it has become definitively clear that the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) should have been more decisive from the very outset in stopping the extremists among the Kosovo Albanians from acting to establish a mono-ethnic society. The main reasons for this situation are clear: the failure to implement Security Council resolution 1244 (1999); the desire of a number of participants in the Kosovo settlement to indulge in wishful thinking; and the attempt to inculcate high democratic standards in the province without taking the real situation into account. The current crisis requires the most serious analysis of events and major adjustments to the future strategy for a settlement. We cannot pretend that nothing serious has happened.”
2004-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4942 (2004) · source
“Mr. Gatilov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We, too, are grateful to Mr. Guehenno for his comprehensive briefing. The Russian Federation is deeply concerned by developments in Kosovo, Serbia and Montenegro. The sudden outbreak of violence in March, caused by extremists in that province, laid bare the deliberate policy of ethnically cleansing the non-Albanian population of Kosovo, particularly the Kosovo Serbs. Russia has repeatedly warned against the danger of such a development. Nevertheless, this alarming trend, which has gained in urgency in recent years, was, unfortunately, not adequately responded to by the international presences in the province.”
2004-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4942 (2004) · source
“Once again, the Russian Federation calls upon the Israeli and Palestinian sides to demonstrate restraint and a high level of responsibility and to reject unilateralism. Of particular importance in the current situation are internationally coordinated efforts, under the aegis of the Quartet of mediators, to bring the road map to the level of practical implementation.”
2004-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4934 (2004) · source
“We believe that the phenomenon of extremism must be eradicated. We condemn terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, as they violate the most fundamental right of human beings: the right to life. In the Security Council, we have consistently voted in favour of resolutions condemning terrorist acts, including those aimed at Israel's civilian population. We voted in favour of this draft resolution because, inter alia, it contains a condemnation of all terrorist attacks against civilians. From the very outset, we favoured the drafting of a consensus approach that would have ensured Council unity on this issue. We believe that there were opportunities to achieve such a consensus and that the consultations should have been continued.”
2004-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4934 (2004) · source