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Gatilov

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first: 1996-04-18
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“In recent years, the rights of children have become a high-priority objective within the framework of the activities of the entire United Nations system. This September will mark 10 years since the entry into force of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, a document that became the first universal bill of rights for children. At the heart of the Convention lies the conviction that children have special rights and may therefore expect to receive particular attention from the adult world. Naturally, the fundamental right remains that to life. Moreover, the Convention specifically provides for protection of the rights of the child in armed conflict.”
2000-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4176 (2000) · source
“Mr. Gatilov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): At the outset, I wish to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Olara Otunnu, and the Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Ms. Carol Bellamy, for their tireless efforts to ease the situation of children in armed conflict and for the proposals and recommendations they made in their statements. Nearly a year has gone by since the previous meeting of the Security Council devoted to the problem of children in armed conflict. Our return to this pressing topic shows that children who fall victim to war remain the Security Council's focus of attention, above all in the context of its implementation of its fundamental obligation under the Charter to maintain international peace and security.”
2000-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4176 (2000) · source
“The Russian Federation is fully aware of its responsibility as a permanent member of the Security Council, and is prepared to continue to promote the exploration of ways and means of enhancing the effectiveness of the efforts of the Security Council to prevent armed conflicts.”
2000-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4174 (2000) · source
“We believe that these elements should become part and parcel of a comprehensive strategy for the prevention of conflicts, the need for which is referred to in the draft presidential statement of the Council prepared on Jamaica's initiative. Such a strategy should be developed while taking into account the opinions and thinking of the Members States of the United Nations. In this connection, we would like to reiterate our readiness to make our contribution to collecting information that can subsequently become raw material for the preparation of a report of the Secretary-General on this topic.”
2000-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4174 (2000) · source
“Among the most obvious examples of this is Kosovo, where the peacekeeping forces regularly discover new weapons caches that nurture the seeds of violence in that area and are one of the reasons for the absence of any stability in that part of the world. The Russian Federation attaches paramount importance to improving such important means of preventing armed conflicts as early warning systems, using the potential of the Secretary-General, cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations, and making more effective use of programmes in the demobilization, disarmament and reintegration of ex-combatants into civilian life. The role of civilian police is equally important in the preventive action of the United Nations.”
2000-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4174 (2000) · source
“A positive example of such an implementation of those Charter principles is that of the events in East Timor a year ago, when precise and timely action by the Security Council in the context of generally accepted norms of international law made it possible to avoid the escalation of the conflict. We have frequently in the past had occasion to speak about the fundamentally important role that should be played by Security Council arms-supply embargo regimes in the prevention of armed conflicts. Unfortunately, the world community continues to get confirmation of the fact that the effectiveness of those regimes leaves a great deal to be desired.”
2000-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4174 (2000) · source
“In this connection, we believe that any response by the United Nations- including responses to situations having a humanitarian component - must be conducted in strict accord with the Charter of the United Nations and exclusively by decision of the Security Council. The evolution of world affairs makes it desirable to develop the norms of international law and, likewise, to adapt them to new realities. However, such work must be carried out collectively and be firmly based on the Charter of the United Nations. This will make it possible to reach consensus solutions whose legitimacy is not open to doubt. Events in recent years have once again confirmed the importance of the consistent and strict observance of the principles on the non-use of force in international affairs, apart from those instances covered by the Charter.”
2000-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4174 (2000) · source
“We believe that the principles laid down by the Charter and the processes for the peaceful settlement of disputes and conflicts are also fully applicable in the area of prevention. A key role in preventive diplomacy properly belongs to the United Nations, which in this regard has available to it considerable possibilities and a wide array of means to prevent the escalation of disputes and military clashes. At the same time, we are convinced that preventive services to Member States should be granted on a purely voluntary basis while strictly observing the principle of non-intervention in internal affairs. Only the clearly expressed consent of the host country for preventive action can serve as a legal and political basis to adopt such steps, as well as a guarantee for their effectiveness.”
2000-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4174 (2000) · source
“Mr. Gatilov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): The Russian Federation shares the View of the members of the Security Council, and of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, regarding the importance and timeliness of considering the broad range of issues connected with the prevention of armed conflicts. It is our belief that the legitimate legal foundation for preventing disputes and conflicts consists of the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations, the resolutions of the Security Council and the norms of international law. The decisive role in this field is played by the Security Council - which under the Charter bears the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security.”
2000-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4174 (2000) · source
“We feel that account must be taken of the recommendations and comments made by the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions on the need to streamline and rationalize the cost of the Tribunal. On the whole, we feel that the Security Council should continue carefully and thoroughly to examine the entire set of questions relating to the activities of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, which, because of all the violations of its mandates that have occurred, we have unfortunately come to consider less and less as an impartial judicial body.”
2000-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4150 (2000) · source
“Del Ponte regarding the investigation of the illegal NATO aggression against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the complaints against it. However, we believe that the decision to halt investigations into this to be premature, since more serious and fundamental grounds for such a decision are lacking. In any case, each fact must be carefully investigated and information relating to it should accordingly be given to the Security Council. We are concerned by the continuing unjustified increase in the budget of the Yugoslav Tribunal, which currently stands above $100 million, not counting significant voluntary contributions. We draw attention to the fact that the staffing table for that body is inflated.”
2000-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4150 (2000) · source
“We are also concerned by the practice of handing down sealed indictments, which contravenes the Statute of the Tribunal; by the comprehensive hunting down of Serbian politicians and their arbitrary branding as war criminals; and by the illegal use of the Stabilization Force and the international security force, in contravention of their mandates and on the basis of the 1996 memorandum of understanding - unauthorized by the Security Council - between the Yugoslav Tribunal and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), which actually sanctioned special operations to arrest indictees. We have addressed all of these issues in detail in the Security Council and we must continue to focus very serious attention on them. We take note of the information provided by Ms.”
2000-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4150 (2000) · source
“Furthermore, the consequences of its activities have proven to be destructive to an overall settlement in the Balkans. A clear anti-Serb stance has been adopted and, as statistics have shown, 43 of the 59 indictees are Serbs. All the Tribunal's activities focus on prosecuting indicted Serb leaders, which only antagonizes Serbian society and complicates the peace process itself. The indictments are used to squeeze concessions from Serbian politicians and to ensure their obedience. This practice is unacceptable.”
2000-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4150 (2000) · source
“These steps are being taken already; and here we need to give careful study to the recommendations of the Expert Group to which I referred and the comments made on those recommendations. With regard to the activities of the ICTY, Russia intends to cooperate with it, pursuant to the mandate of the Tribunal, as enshrined in the well-known Security Council resolutions. However, we have some serious problems with the work of that organ, too; these relate primarily to the politicization of its work, partiality and bias, particularly vis-a-vis Yugoslavia. Unfortunately, we now see that the methods and organization of work of the Yugoslav Tribunal are not appropriate to the task for which the Security Council established it. The truth is, the Yugoslav Tribunal is not helping to normalize the political process in the former Yugoslavia.”
2000-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4150 (2000) · source
“We have demonstrated our positive attitude towards proposals to enhance the effectiveness of the Tribunal's work in order that it could in short order fulfil the mandate given to it by the Security Council and play its role in hastening an end to the culture of impunity. We would support the request to increase the number of judges and to have just one Trial Chamber. In our view, the international community should look forward to the creation of an additional Trial Chamber in order to improve the Tribunal's efficiency and to have greater balance, compared to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. As we see it, for the normal functioning of this judicial body, we need primarily to continue to improve the procedures, working methods of work and structure of the Tribunal.”
2000-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4150 (2000) · source
“This was one of the Government of Rwanda's reasons for suspending cooperation with the ICTR and for delays in the judicial processes. The change of defence lawyers has become common practice in the activities of the ICTR. We think that the programme for protecting witnesses should be improved, too. We need an international, independent, impartial judge, as established by the Security Council in the statute of the ICTR. That plan is not yet fully working. Russia supports the efforts of the United Nations to overcome these organizational, financial and personnel difficulties that are being experienced by the ICTR.”
2000-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4150 (2000) · source
“However, we wish to draw the Council's attention to the report of the Expert Group to conduct a Review of the Effective Operation and Functioning of the ICTY and the ICTR, contained in document A/54/634, which talks about delays in carrying out justice, to a large extent because ofthe lack of due planning and the chaotic nature ofthe activities ofthe ICTR. We note that there is some discrepancy between the Appeals Chamber and the Trial Chambers. There are gaps in the rules of procedure and rules of evidence, which results in some of the indictees in custody waiting more than a year for trial. Suspects whose provisional detention has been admitted to be too long and in violation of international standards have been released.”
2000-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4150 (2000) · source
“However, we note that the activities of the ICTR attest to the fact that its organizational structures and working methods do not fully meet the goals for which the Security Council set up this international judicial organ. For more than six years now, it has been involved in prosecuting persons responsible for genocide, war crimes or crimes against humanity, and, unfortunately, this has not had a serious impact either on the normalization of the political processes within Rwanda or on combating these crimes in other parts of the world. The lack of speed and effectiveness in the work and administration of the ICTR can be explained primarily by the lack of a proper level of cooperation from States, which is definitely one ofthe most important factors here.”
2000-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4150 (2000) · source
“Mr. Gatilov (Russian Federation)(spoke in Russian): Like other delegations, we are happy to welcome you, Sir, as President of the Security Council for June, and we wish you every success in discharging the programme before us. We also are grateful to Ambassador Wang Yingfan of China for his able guidance of the Council's work last month, and we highly commend him. We are grateful to the Prosecutor for the information about steps taken to improve the activities of the International Tribunals. We attach great importance to the work of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, which should become an important factor in restoring peace and tranquillity in Rwanda and in the region.”
2000-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4150 (2000) · source
“For its part, Russia, as one of the active participants in the Bosnian settlement, intends to continue to make an active contribution to advancing the peace process in Bosnia and Herzegovina on the basis of the implementation of the Dayton Peace Accords.”
2000-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4136 (2000) · source
“In this connection, we feel that the efforts of the international community - and primarily those of the Bosnians themselves - must be mobilized if the Bosnian settlement is to be made sustainable and irreversible, on the basis of scrupulous and comprehensive implementation of the Dayton Accords, by strengthening the multi-ethnic statehood of Bosnia and Herzegovina through the development of democratic structures and the observance of the rights of all peoples of the country and through solid mutual reconciliation and the cohesive work of all Bosnian parties and securing the appropriate degree of cooperation between both entities in all areas and at all levels, particularly in order to progress towards finding solutions to the outstanding issues.”
2000-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4136 (2000) · source
“The economy continues to be held hostage to rampant corruption and an all-pervasive bureaucracy. On the whole, despite what we feel to be positive efforts by the High Representative, the Bosnian power structures are still unable to assume primary responsibility for the fate of their country. As a result, Bosnia and Herzegovina continues to be governed by command administrative methods and, to a significant extent, remains a kind of protectorate of the international community, kept afloat by the international presence there and economic assistance from abroad.”
2000-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4136 (2000) · source
“Despite the positive effects of the elections in Croatia, tension remains in the interaction between the Croatian and Bosnian entities of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Although moderate forces were successful in the municipal elections held in April in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the nationalist parties continue to dominate the political life of the country, which remains divided along ethnic lines. We cannot fail to be concerned at the persistence of serious problems with regard to the return of refugees, primarily representatives of ethnic minorities, because of the strong resistance of local authorities. We hope that the forecasts for the return of refugees that we heard today from Mr. Petritsch will be realized in the near future. Still urgent is the task of reviving a normally functioning economy.”
2000-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4136 (2000) · source
“If we make a realistic assessment of the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, we cannot fail to recognize that, despite the series of achievements we have heard of today, serious problems remain, primarily in the creation of state structures and economic reform. We must acknowledge that no major breakthroughs in the implementation of the Dayton Accords have been made to date. The situation is far from ideal in the implementation of the New York Declaration of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in particular the creation of a permanent secretariat for that body, the adoption of a law on elections, the introduction of a single national passport and the creation of a unified border service, all of which Mr. Petritsch addressed in great detail today.”
2000-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4136 (2000) · source
“Mr. Gatilov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We are grateful to Mr. Petritsch for his informative briefing and report, which give a generally objective evaluation of the current situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We agree with his idea that the Bosnian State must finally stand on its own two feet, reject the mentality of dependence and learn to live not merely from donors' assistance, but rather on their own internal resources. We feel that the main task in the Bosnian process today is to help make Bosnia and Herzegovina a unified, sustainable State consisting of two equal entities on the basis of full and consistent implementation of the Dayton Peace Agreement. We see no alternative to this for the foreseeable future.”
2000-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4136 (2000) · source
“Russia is interested in intensifying the struggle against the illegal spread of conventional weapons, particularly in conflict areas. Enhancing the effectiveness of Security Council arms embargoes is on the agenda now. As the experience of Angola and a number of other conflicts has shown, a porous embargo can only increase military confrontation between the parties to the conflict and subvert the Security Council's authority and that of the United Nations as a whole. In conclusion, I would like to reaffirm that Russia fully recognizes its responsibility as a permanent member of the Security Council and will continue to make an active and practical contribution to United Nations peacekeeping activities in all of their aspects, including the questions that are under discussion today in the Security Council.”
2000-03-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4118 (2000) · source
“Carrying out the tasks under discussion today means, as a rule, that major and often costly projects must be initiated, and a comprehensive approach and the coordinated efforts of the international community are required. We welcome the increasingly active involvement of the World Bank in providing technical and financial support for DDR processes. Enhancing the effectiveness of United Nations efforts in this area would be helped by expanding dialogue with international monetary institutions that, because of their experience and resources, could make a key contribution to carrying out DDR programmes. The job of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration is intrinsically linked to the problem of the rampant spread of small arms and light weapons, primarily in crisis areas.”
2000-03-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4118 (2000) · source
“Methods for carrying out disarmament, demobilization and reintegration that have proved to work in practice, including those aspects of processes that relate to specific problems arising from the involvement of women and children in armed conflicts, should be a subject of study during the training of national peacekeeping personnel. However, good decisions very often remain mere words on paper and are not properly implemented. A graphic illustration of this was the collapse of the peace process in Angola, where the disarmament of UNITA - and this was the fault of that organization's leadership - was basically a fiction. There are also serious questions as to how the demilitarization of the Kosovo Liberation Army took place in Kosovo.”
2000-03-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4118 (2000) · source
“In this connection, we agree with the Secretary- General's view that the best way to ensure a legal basis for the DDR process is to include appropriate provisions in the ceasefire agreements; and when these agreements are under negotiation, it would be desirable to bring in international experts at the early stages of the talks. Clearly, an important factor for the success of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration - and in everything that is related to peacekeeping - is learning from past experience, including negative experience.”
2000-03-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4118 (2000) · source
“It is very important here to be extremely precise about defining these tasks in the mandates of the operations and to determine the functions of the organs participating in the solution. Experience has shown that the effectiveness of the United Nations efforts in disarmament, demobilization and reintegration depends directly on the extent to which they command the support of the parties directly involved in the conflict. Attempts to use force to resolve problems - as was the case with Somalia, for example - usually do not work.”
2000-03-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4118 (2000) · source
“The Russian Federation believes that the attainment of these goals requires a comprehensive approach to the coordination of actions by United Nations bodies. We believe that during the period of post-conflict peace- building a leading role should be played by the Economic and Social Council, the specialized agencies and the United Nations programmes. However, since disarmament, demobilization and reintegration is a cross-cutting issue, and since it is a job that can be carried out at both the peacekeeping and peace-building stages, we deem it justified, in cases where the situation warrants, for the Security Council to establish follow-on missions whose mandates could include DDR tasks.”
2000-03-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4118 (2000) · source
“Mr. Gatilov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): The Russian delegation is grateful to the Secretary-General for the comprehensive report on United Nations peacekeeping operations in the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) of former parties to armed conflicts. We are also grateful to him for the statement he made in the Council today. We agree with the main conclusion of the report that this process is of vital importance for the long-term settlement of conflicts, and also with the idea that the key to the success of a peaceful settlement is the political will of the parties to the conflict. In view of this, Russia supports the further enhancement of the United Nations role in carrying out tasks relating to disarmament, demobilization and reintegration.”
2000-03-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4118 (2000) · source
“The Russian Federation's approach to issues of cooperation with Africa and in Africa is based on an open, equal and mutually beneficial partnership without patronizing, ideological stereotyping or national narrow- mindedness. We intend in future to make every effort to contribute to resolving the problems of the African continent. Africa has been, is and will remain the focus of our constant attention.”
2000-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4096 (2000) · source
“The task of the Security Council is to see to it that these efforts are fully supported by the coordinating role, the authority and the capacity of the United Nations. We need agreed-upon action on the part of the various bodies and agencies of the United Nations and of regional and subregional organizations so as to establish a system that would both prevent and settle conflicts, and to find a comprehensive solution to the task of post- conflict rehabilitation. This is the only way that the countries of Africa can truly set out on the great path of stable and dynamic development and achieve fully fledged integration into the world economy.”
2000-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4096 (2000) · source
“We cannot expect long-term, harmonious development in the world if African States, which constitute almost a third of the members of the international community, continue to find themselves in a situation of political, social and economic upheaval. The discussions that took place in January on the broad range of problems facing Africa compellingly demonstrate, in our view, the need for joint efforts on the part of African countries themselves, which bear the primary responsibility for resolving the problems of the continent, and on the part of the friends of Africa to break the vicious circle of insufficient development, social and inter-ethnic problems, political and military instability and a breakdown in development programmes.”
2000-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4096 (2000) · source
“Mr. Gatilov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We join in the condolences expressed in connection with the crash of a Kenya Airlines airliner. We would also like to welcome our high-level guests from Zambia and South Africa. Since our delegation has already had the opportunity to present the Russian Federation's approach to the settlement of conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and other aspects of problems on the African continent, and also bearing in mind the late hour, I should like to limit myself here to the following comments of a general nature. The work done by the Security Council over the past month reflects the degree of concern evinced by the international community over the situation on the African continent.”
2000-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4096 (2000) · source
“The specific mechanisms and guarantees for ensuring security and shared borders after the withdrawal of foreign forces from the territory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo can be worked out within the framework of the Lusaka Agreements on a bilateral and regional basis with broad international support. In this context, we support the idea of an international conference on peace and security in the Great Lakes region. Russia will continue to provide assistance to the peace process in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the context of the Lusaka Agreement and through Security Council decisions. We are also willing to study the possibility of Russian participation in international efforts to respond to the humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the region as a whole.”
2000-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4092Resumption2 (2000) · source
“The failure of such an operation would have extremely negative consequences for the further development of the situation in the region, and also for the authority of the United Nations and the Security Council. Because of the complex nature of the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, any settlement will necessarily also be complex. One of the key elements in the process is finding the right political solution, one that ensures security and the inviolability of the borders of all the States in the region and that strengthens cooperation between these States on the basis of the principles of non- intervention in the internal affairs of other States and the non-use of force, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations.”
2000-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4092Resumption2 (2000) · source
“We hope that the facilitator appointed by the OAU, President Masire, will be able to get things moving. Russia supports a further expansion of international efforts to find a settlement to the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including deployment of a United Nations mission in the country. The timing of such a deployment should respond to the rate of progress in the peace process and, when the necessary conditions exist, should comprise a large-scale peacekeeping operation. The necessary conditions are that the belligerents actually respect the ceasefire, that the will to constructively resolve disputes is clearly demonstrated and that the security of ...-J "Mu-MMJ A-tuvv international personnel is assured. All of this is essential to ensuring a successful operation.”
2000-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4092Resumption2 (2000) · source
“Kamel Morjane as Special Representative for the Democratic Republic of the Congo. At the same time, it is clear that the primary responsibility for observing the ceasefire and for implementing other specific commitments lies with the parties that signed the Lusaka Agreement, which are committed to taking the necessary steps to ensure the effective work of the Political Committee and of the Joint Military Commission. We are sorry to see that, despite some positive movement, there has still been no implementation of the provision in resolution 1234 (1999) regarding the withdrawal of uninvited forces from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, there are still massive Violations of the ceasefire, the humanitarian situation remains dramatic and the national dialogue has not begun.”
2000-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4092Resumption2 (2000) · source
“Mr. Gatilov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): Russia regards the Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement as a real basis for a political settlement of the problem in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, for the restoration of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of that country and for reaching consensus on ways to achieve national reconciliation and unity and democratic development in the country. We attach great importance to close coordination between the United Nations, the Organization of African Unity (OAU) and the Southern African Development Community in the provision of assistance for the implementation of the Lusaka Agreement and in the mobilization of international support. Russia welcomes the appointment of Mr. Berhanu Dinka as Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region and of Mr.”
2000-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4092Resumption2 (2000) · source
“In this connection, we would like to state clearly that we in no way link consideration of priority humanitarian issues with continuing work on the comprehensive resolution on Iraq. We would like once again to emphasize that the decision adopted by the Council in no way establishes the timetable for concluding work on an omnibus resolution, and we do not assume any responsibilities in this regard. In order to find a way out of the Iraqi deadlock we need to reach agreement on the remaining serious problems, and this we are still lacking. Attempts to establish any kind of artificial time limits in this regard are totally inappropriate.”
1999-12-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4077 (1999) · source
“We are compelled to observe that the resolution just adopted by the Security Council providing a one-week extension of phase VI of humanitarian operations is not in keeping with the current realities of the grave humanitarian situation in Iraq. The practical implementation of such an artificial decision is fraught with many obvious difficulties of a technical nature. These will lead to serious interruptions in the entire humanitarian operation. Bearing in mind the fact that the authors of the draft resolution did not find it possible to take into account even the simple, but extremely logical amendment proposed by France for a longer "technical" roll-over - which would have allowed the humanitarian programme to remain in operation - the Russian Federation was not able to support the resolution in its current form.”
1999-12-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4077 (1999) · source
“In connection with the need for carrying out urgent measures to correct the situation, two weeks ago the Russian Federation proposed the adoption of a draft resolution extending the United Nations humanitarian operations. The terms of that draft resolution reflected the recommendations of the Secretary-General and the conclusions of the humanitarian panel chaired by Ambassador Amorim regarding the improvement of the United Nations humanitarian programme. First and foremost, the draft resolution addressed the removal of the oil ceiling, an increase in quotas for delivery to Iraq of oil spare parts, a simplification of the procedure for reviewing contracts in the sanctions Committee, and a solution to the problem of air links with Baghdad. Unfortunately, our approach was not taken into account by a number of delegations.”
1999-12-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4077 (1999) · source
“Mr. Gatilov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): The Russian delegation has repeatedly emphasized that the very serious humanitarian situation in Iraq urgently dictates the need for the adoption of speedy measures to relieve the grave humanitarian situation of the Iraqi people. We must observe that the humanitarian operation in its current form is not in keeping with the broad-scale tasks it was called upon to carry out. In Iraq the socio-economic infrastructure is continuing to crumble. Goods and equipment crucial to civilian life are not being delivered within the framework of the humanitarian programme. These problems are aggravated by the blocking of a significant number of contracts within the sanctions Committee.”
1999-12-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4077 (1999) · source
“The main thing is that this presence should be multifaceted and should not be at variance with the wishes of the host country.”
1999-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4074 (1999) · source
“He thanked the United Nations for the work of the Civilian Police Mission in Haiti and expressed the desire that a new mission be established whose members would be neither uniformed nor armed. This approach is at variance with what is stated in the draft resolution before us. We believe that the Security Council should not take a decision to extend the mandate of the United Nations Civilian Police Mission in Haiti since no official written request to that effect from the Haitian Government has been received. In conclusion, we deem it important to emphasize that the Russian Federation will support the establishment of the International Civilian Support Mission in Haiti, because we are convinced of the need for a further United Nations presence in that country.”
1999-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4074 (1999) · source
“Mr. Gatilov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): The Russian Federation will abstain in the voting on the draft resolution on the United Nations Civilian Police Mission in Haiti for reasons of principle that can be summarized as follows. First, by extending the mandate of the Mission, the Security Council once again is in breach of its own decision and truly is placing itself in an absurd position. The fact that in the text the words "to continue" are used instead of "to extend the mandate" does not change the essence of the matter. We View it as merely an attempt to camouflage the true meaning of this event. Secondly, and most importantly, the President of Haiti, Rene Preval, in his letter dated 8 November, clearly set forth his position.”
1999-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4074 (1999) · source
“The Russian Federation, with full recognition of its responsibility as a permanent member of the Security Council, is prepared to continue to promote a search for ways to enhance the activities of the Security Council with a view to preventing armed conflicts.”
1999-11-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4072 (1999) · source
“An essential element for early warning is now the multifaceted efforts undertaken by the Secretary-General to enhance the preventive capabilities of the United Nations. Regional organizations and subregional structures are playing an important role in early warning and in the prevention of conflicts. However, their activities must comply strictly with the provisions of Chapter VIII of the Charter. The recommendations of the Secretary-General on a more rational and economical division of labour between the United Nations and regional organizations should be studied on the basis of that Chapter of the Charter. Emphasis here should be placed on the advantage of the use of political, diplomatic and legal means.”
1999-11-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4072 (1999) · source