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Gatiloy

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2000-04-17
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2000-04-17
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  1. “That document sets out the main conditions and standard criteria for imposing and implementing sanctions and other coercive measures. Its aim is to focus attention on concrete elements of sanctions practice that require priority consideration. Russia is prepared to work together on all of these problems both in the Security Council and in other United Nations bodies.”

    2000-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4128 (2000) · source

  2. “Within the work of the informal working group of the Security Council, we will be strongly advocating an unbiased evaluation of current experience and agreement on recommendations that should enhance the effectiveness of sanctions while at the same time eliminating the many shortcomings of a host of current sanctions regimes. We also will definitely try to see to it that members of the group fully take into account the work that has already been done and is still being done on this topic within the General Assembly and in other United Nations bodies. In this connection, we draw attention to a document produced by the Russian Federation in the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization.”

    2000-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4128 (2000) · source

  3. “Unfortunately, quite often when imposing and implementing or lifting sanctions, biased approaches prevail. Partly this is demonstrated in attempts to give a broad interpretation of the language of certain previous positions taken by the Security Council. In a number of cases, the urgent lifting of sanctions is delayed, new criteria are artificially introduced by setting various additional trial periods and control periods, and complex mechanisms for monitoring and accountability are established. In other cases, these mechanisms either do not work and no attention is paid to this, or they are not even created. This practice of double standards, apart from its negative impact on the fate of millions of entirely innocent people, does serious damage to the authority of the United Nations as well.”

    2000-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4128 (2000) · source

  4. “What is inadmissible is the use of sanctions to overthrow or change the legitimate Government or existing political regime in the targeted country. Sanctions must be imposed not to punish a State, but to compel it to change its conduct and to encourage it to comply with the demands of the Security Council. Today's realities require, as a matter of urgency, that we take into account factors such as the link between sanctions and the observance of human rights, the views of international humanitarian, including non- governmental, organizations and the need to adjust sanctions regimes according to the humanitarian situation in the targeted State, the elaboration of practical ways and means to prevent negative side effects of sanctions for third countries, including within the context of Article 50 of the Charter.”

    2000-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4128 (2000) · source

  5. “They must be regularly reviewed, and they must be accompanied by concrete, clear conditions for their termination or their suspension as United Nations decisions are complied with. When imposing sanctions, the humanitarian limits must be outlined and the likely consequences calculated for third countries and the civilian populations of the targeted State, above all for the most vulnerable groups. It is important that the restrictions established be commensurate with the magnitude of the threat or the breach of international security. Any sanctions must be subordinate to the search for a long-term political settlement and must reflect strategic goals in the area of maintaining peace and security.”

    2000-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4128 (2000) · source

  6. “On the basis of this analysis, practical recommendations can be elaborated for the Council to enhance the effectiveness of sanctions, to monitor their implementation and to reduce the humanitarian and other undesirable consequences of their impact. Sanctions remain a powerful weapon of the United Nations in its efforts to maintain international peace and security. This instrument requires extremely careful handling and must have a solid legal basis. Sanctions are the final step when all other peaceful means of settlement have been exhausted. An absolute condition for their imposition is a determination by the Security Council of the existence of a threat to the peace, a breach of the peace or an act of aggression. Sanctions must have clear goals and a clear time-frame.”

    2000-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4128 (2000) · source

  7. “Various forums, one of which was the seminar organized today under the aegis of the International Peace Academy, are actively considering questions relating to the implementation of the sanctions restrictions decided upon by the Council, and new mechanisms are being proposed to make sanctions truly "smart", supremely targeted and aimed precisely against those responsible for creating a threat to peace and security. In this connection, we welcome the establishment of an informal working group of the Security Council whose mandate includes analysing the entire range of the problems of United Nations sanctions.”

    2000-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4128 (2000) · source

  8. “Mr. Gatilov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): Mr. President, I am happy once again to welcome you to this important meeting of the Security Council initiated by the Canadian delegation. The Russian Federation attaches great importance to the discussion in the Security Council of the entire range of questions relating to the problems of sanctions. Recently there has been much greater interest in this subject both in the United Nations and in international academic, social and political circles.”

    2000-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4128 (2000) · source