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Granovsky

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1998-12-18

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2002-05-20

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1. “Because of the principled nature of our position, the Russian delegation cannot support this text. The Russian Federation, together with its active efforts to promote a peaceful political settlement of the Kosovo crisis, will continue to give whatever humanitarian assistance it can on an impartial, non-discriminatory basis to the needy civilian population in Kosovo, other regions of Yugoslavia and neighbouring States.”

   1999-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4003 (1999) · source

2. “Unless there is an immediate cessation to the illegal military action by NATO, genuine progress will be impossible, either towards a political settlement of the crisis or to overcome this humanitarian catastrophe. Furthermore, continued bombing could lead to that catastrophe's spreading throughout the entire Balkan region. Unfortunately, this obvious fact was not reflected in the text because of the negative position adopted by a number of Council members. We must note here that once again, narrow national interests and an unwillingness properly to assess and react to real threats to the physical survival of an entire population of a sovereign State and to the tragic fate of hundreds of thousands of refugees have prevailed over the Charter obligations of certain members of the Council.”

   1999-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4003 (1999) · source

3. “A few days ago, the world was shaken by the barbaric bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade and the death of several of its staff members. Today we learned of another terrible tragedy, which occurred in the Kosovo village of Korisa as a result of NATO's use of proscribed cluster bombs. At least 50 people died there, primarily women, children and the elderly, and more than 100 were wounded. As was stressed in the statement published today by the Russian Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Russia, which repeatedly warned NATO's leadership about the dire consequences of the military action against Yugoslavia, strongly condemns this new crime by the Alliance and calls upon the NATO strategists immediately to halt this insanity. A settlement of the Kosovo problem is possible only at the negotiating table.”

   1999-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4003 (1999) · source

4. “Upon the initiative of the Russian delegation, the draft resolution submitted to the Council took on board an important conclusion: that the humanitarian situation would continue to deteriorate unless a political settlement to the crisis could be ensured. Just as important is the urgent appeal to all concerned to make every effort to arrive at this agreement. There is no alternative, and there is a growing understanding of this fact, as was clearly shown by the adoption by the Foreign Ministers of the G-8 of general principles on a political settlement of the Kosovo crisis. The draft resolution, however, did not take into account a number of our other amendments, of which the main one was an appeal for an immediate cessation of the NATO air strikes on Yugoslavia, adamantly supported by Russia and China.”

   1999-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4003 (1999) · source

5. “It is difficult to remain indifferent in the face of the escalating humanitarian catastrophe in and around Kosovo, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. It is clear, however, that this is a consequence, not a cause, of the crisis situation. It is precisely with regard to the causes of the humanitarian catastrophe that the Security Council should have spoken out, as a matter of priority, as the organ bearing primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. Unfortunately, because of the well-known position of a number of its members, the Council was unable to take a stand on NATO's illegal military action and to demand an immediate halt to the bombing and the return of the Kosovo crisis to the track of a peaceful political settlement.”

   1999-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4003 (1999) · source

6. “There has been much testimony about the severe humanitarian damage caused by the NATO bombing, which dispels the myth that the Alliance is conducting its military operation in the name of high humanitarian ideals. It is hard to contradict well-known facts. The number of civilians and refugees killed or wounded continues to grow. Systematically and deliberately, the civilian infrastructure of Yugoslavia is being destroyed, and very serious damage is being done to its economy. The whole region is threatened by a huge environmental catastrophe. The material basis for the return of the refugees and the displaced persons to their homes is being destroyed, though NATO proclaims that the resolution of the problem of refugees is one of its main tasks.”

   1999-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4003 (1999) · source

7. “Mr. Granovsky (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): The tragic course of events in Yugoslavia since 24 March last has shown convincingly that it is precisely the military action against that sovereign country - which is being conducted by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in circumvention of the Security Council and in violation of the Charter of the United Nations and other generally recognized norms of international law - that has caused this humanitarian catastrophe and has created a real emergency situation in the Balkans region. For more than a month and a half now, an unprecedented campaign of air strikes by NATO against Yugoslavia has been taking place, whose victims, with grim regularity, are innocent civilians - more than 1,200 so far.”

   1999-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4003 (1999) · source

8. “In view of all this Government activity, the unceasing activity of the rebels, who are guilty of many attacks on the civilian population, appears all the more horrendous. Thanks to the joint efforts of the Sierra Leone authorities and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Monitoring Group (ECOMOG), we expect that in the near future the international community will witness full normalization of the situation in that country. In conclusion, we would like to express our gratitude to Ambassador Dahlgren for his effective and highly professional leadership of the sanctions Committee concerning Sierra Leone.”

   1998-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3957 (1998) · source

9. “Mr. Granovsky (Russian Federation) (interpretation from Russian): We are grateful to Under-Secretary-General Bernard Miyet and to Ambassador Dahlgren for their substantive briefings on the situation in Sierra Leone. The Russian Federation supports the recommendations contained in the Secretary-General's report, in particular his proposal for the extension of the mandate of the United Nations Observer Mission in Sierra Leone (UNOMSIL) for six months. We are satisfied that the Government of Sierra Leone is undertaking consistent steps in the search for a political solution to the problems. An example of such efforts is the conduct of a consultative campaign to draw up consensus proposals on major policy issues, including national reconciliation.”

   1998-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3957 (1998) · source