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1. “Much more needs to be done to provide adequate support to peacekeepers. They need adequate intelligence on the ground, they need more information and they need to able to analyse the information they obtain in order to improve their performance. Thirdly, peacekeepers serve the most vulnerable populations and should lead by example. Therefore, it is key that they receive training in human rights law and international humanitarian law and training in the protection of children. In that regard, I would like to commend the Force Commander the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), who gave some very specific examples in his presentation of how the Mission has taken action successfully to protect children.”

   2019-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8521 (2019) · source

2. “We should therefore work on that. We will support the Elsie Initiative on Women in Peace Operations mentioned by Mr. Holmberg and, as Defence Minister Von der Leyen has stated to the Security Council (see S/PV.8508), we know that such work begins at home and we are committed to reaching similar targets in Germany. Secondly, we must protect those whose work is to provide security. We have more than 100,000 peacekeepers in the field putting their lives on the line and our British colleague has just reminded us of the ceremony yesterday at which we paid tribute to the more than 100 peacekeepers who have lost their lives on mission. Germany will supply concrete support, including by providing United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali contingents with protective vests.”

   2019-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8521 (2019) · source

3. “This year, we will conduct a course for United Nations police commanders in Germany and our Center for International Peace Operations in Berlin provides training for civilian experts. At the Peacekeeping Ministerial held at the end of March,ForeignMinisterMaasmadethreecommitments: Germany will send mobile predeployment training teams, it will train staff officers on mission and it will support international peacekeeping training centres such as those in Ghana and Mali. I would also like to echo what you, Madam President, said with regard to female peacekeepers, to the effect that investing in women is investing in peace. Women are still underrepresented and several colleagues who spoke before me have said that the effectiveness of peacekeeping missions is strengthened by the presence of more women peacekeepers.”

   2019-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8521 (2019) · source

4. “I should like to join others in welcoming you, Madam President. I think your presence here underlines the importance that your country attaches to peacekeeping, something that has also been demonstrated through the concept note (S/2019/359, annex), on which I would like to congratulate you. You have also underlined the importance you attach to this issue. Let me make five points. First, Germany is committed to peacekeeping. We are the fourth largest financial contributor to peacekeeping and German peacekeepers are currently deployed in nine missions. We train, prepare and equip our peacekeepers to meet the required standards. The Secretary-General noted in his intervention this morning that training saves lives. We share that view and in 2018 Germany conducted a military observer course for female peacekeepers for the first time.”

   2019-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8521 (2019) · source

5. “They have worked extremely hard and provided lots of ideas, and their engagement and constructive criticism have also been very important. I thank them all. I believe I speak on behalf of all the members of the Council in wishing the delegation of Indonesia good luck in the month of May. We hope it will keep the curtains open, and we are also ready to pass on the hourglass, but we will quite understand if it does not carry on with that. l have to share a secret here. Halfway through our presidency, we reset the hourglass to measure only four minutes rather than five and a half. I did not tell Council members, in the hope that we could speed up our discussions. But we have refilled it back to five and a halfminutes, and Indonesia can take it over. The meeting rose at 4.50pm.”

   2019-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8520 (2019) · source

6. “The issue of women was actually the highlight of our presidency, with women in peacekeeping and discussions of sexual violence in conflict and the participation of women. I would like to return my French colleague's compliments. I am very appreciative of our joint presidencies, which were not only part of our innovation efforts but represent something that is very deeply rooted in France and Germany. We are not teenagers anymore. After decades of war that did not end until the second half of the previous century, for us working together is in our DNA. We work together bilaterally and within the European Union, and we were very pleased to bring that spirit into the Security Council. Maybe it will inspire some others as well, and I thank all the members of the Council. Last but not least, I would like to thank my own team.”

   2019-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8520 (2019) · source

7. “Germany believes in a multilateral, rules-based international order, with the United Nations at its helm, and the Security Council is one of its most important organs, if not the most important. In our View it is therefore vital to strengthen the United Nations, with the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as its key documents. Our objective this month was not to promote any specific German interests but rather to strengthen the United Nations and the Security Council, and we hope that we have been able to contribute to that in some innovative ways, such as the German-French presidencies, greater interaction, greater transparency with the curtains, more civil-society briefers and more women among the briefers.”

   2019-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8520 (2019) · source

8. “As April comes to an end, let me put on my German hat. I think Geir Pedersen is right that this is the last meeting during the Germany presidency, as I have not heard any requests for a night meeting. I would therefore like to take this opportunity to thank my colleagues around the table for all their support, patience, constructive criticism and encouragement, and I would also like to ask them to convey that message to their wonderful teams. I would like to thank the Secretariat, the Director and her team and the representatives of the Secretariat, including the conference service officers, interpreters - who I am afraid will not have good memories of the German presidency - translators, verbatim reporters and security staff. I want to say that it is neither ordinary nor routine for Germany to be on the Security Council.”

   2019-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8520 (2019) · source

9. “We are very grateful for the Secretary-General's commitment to including sufficient means in his budget proposal for the Mechanism to be able to do its job, which as I said is key to achieving sustainable peace in Syria. I also want to join others in asking Mr. Pedersen about the constitutional committee, which I think is key. I do not know if at this stage he can say anything more with regard to the six or seven names still under dispute. I would like to ask him if he could comment further on the mandated timeline rules of procedure of the constitutional committee. With regard to the point I have highlighted, perhaps he could also say something from his perspective on the importance ofaccountability for reconciliation and peaceful development in Syria. I now resume my functions as President of the Security Council.”

   2019-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8520 (2019) · source

10. “There are horrific accounts of murders, torture and crimes of sexual violence against children that must be investigated and their perpetrators brought to justice. While making sure that that happens is of course a goal in itself, accountability is also a precondition for peaceful development and sustainable peace. It is needed for thejustice for the victims, but it is also needed for national reconciliation, without which there can be no peace in Syria. With regard to accountability and impunity, I want to highlight the importance of making use of the 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 we support.”

    2019-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8520 (2019) · source

11. “I want to highlight one aspect that has been somewhat ignored, which concerns prisoners and crimes committed. The regime continues to arrest people in the south-west, for instance, and Al-Assad's prisons remain full, with 10,000 still incarcerated under the flimsiest of accusations. We do not know the numbers because so far the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross have not had access to those prisons. I would like to urge the representative of the Russian Federation to impress on the Al-Assad regime that it should provide access to all who are in detention facilities, in particular those controlled by the intelligence agencies. I have said before that the crimes and the unspeakable atrocities that have been committed by all sides during the Syrian conflict remain an issue.”

    2019-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8520 (2019) · source

12. “With regard to the refugees and all the refugee camps, I need not repeat what we said in our last meeting (see S/PV.8515), when we concentrated on humanitarian issues. Where Rukban and other camps are concerned, the return ofrefugees can take place only when it is safe, well-informed, voluntary and dignified. Mr. Pedersen is working to achieve a credible political settlement and political support, and we need that and a balanced and inclusive constitutional committee. I want to underline and repeat what he said with regard to ensuring that it includes 30 per cent women at a minimum. As other colleagues have made clear, Germany will not consider providing reconstruction support until a credible, inclusive and genuine political process is under way.”

    2019-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8520 (2019) · source

13. “I shall now make a statement in my capacity as representative of Germany. I too would like to express our full support for Special Envoy Geir Pedersen. We welcome his five priorities and hope that when he briefs the Council next time, he will be able to report on tangible results. We are particularly concerned about the escalation of violence, which runs counter to what he said, especially in the north-west. With regard to the United Kingdom representative's comments about the recent dropping of barrel bombs, perhaps he can shed some light on the reports he alluded to. We also support Mr. Pedersen's efforts with regard to the detainees. It represents some progress, but we need to see significantly higher numbers. We also need to see a greater level of mutual releases.”

    2019-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8520 (2019) · source

14. “I thank Mr. Pedersen for his briefing. I shall now give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements.”

    2019-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8520 (2019) · source

15. “In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Mr. Geir Pedersen, Special Envoy of the Secretary- General for Syria, to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I now give the floor to Mr. Pedersen.”

    2019-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8520 (2019) · source

16. “I thank the representative of the Sudan for his clarification. There are no more names inscribed on the list of speakers. I now invite Council members to informal consultations to continue our discussion on the subject. The meeting rose at12.35p.m.”

    2019-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8519 (2019) · source

17. “I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of Germany. I would like to turn again to the representative ofthe Sudan and ask him if he could respond to the question that was put to him by several delegations around the table with regard to the issue of visas, in particular for police personnel. I now resume my functions as President of the Council. I give the floor to the representative of the Sudan.”

    2019-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8519 (2019) · source

18. “We call on the parties to resume regular meetings of the Abyei Joint Oversight Committee and the Joint Political and Security Mechanism. We also urge that consultations on Abyei at the ministerial level be resumed as soon as possible. Finally, Germany underlines and believes it essential to ensure the full and meaningful participation of women at all stages of the political process and peacebuilding in Abyei, as well as other conflicts. They can count on Germany's support for such efforts. I now resume my functions as President of the Council. I give the floor to the representative of the Sudan.”

    2019-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8519 (2019) · source

19. “As my United Kingdom colleague requested, in his statement the Sudanese representative could perhaps address that issue and make a commitment that the visas will finally be issued. We must strengthen the civilian component of the mission and support the community-level reconciliation, as I have mentioned earlier, but of course the mission needs the staff for that. We would also like to highlight the need to strengthen the human rights monitoring component, including regarding assessing and combating sexual and gender-based violence, as well as fighting impunity and implementing the spirit and letter of resolution 2467 (2019). In conclusion, the international community cannot solve the issues for the Sudan and South Sudan. The countries themselves must engage. We need timelines.”

    2019-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8519 (2019) · source

20. “With respect to its new mandate, we believe that UNIFSA must be equipped so that it can fulfil its mandate and address the challenges that I have just described. We agree with the Secretary-General's recommendations. UNIFSA should address the crime rate and support community-level peace processes, mediation and dialogue. My South Africa colleague has just pointed to specific communities. It is an obligation for UNIFSA to contribute in that regard. It should also advance its support to the African Union Commission, the African Union High-level Implementation Panel and the two parties. I want to echo what half of the members of the Security Council said with regard to the strengthening of the police component. I urge the Sudan to issue visas without delays.”

    2019-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8519 (2019) · source

21. “The date 12 May is approaching. Essential questions regarding the security arrangements and borders have not yet been resolved. Germany calls on the South Sudanese leaders to do their utmost so that in time the Transitional Government of National Unity is established. Turning to UNISFA, I would first like to pay tribute to all its personnel and the troop- and police-contributors that are active in the mission, in particular Ethiopia. I express my condolences over the three peacekeepers who lost their lives. UNIFSA continues to be crucial to stabilizing Abyei as long as there is no political settlement and no Government structures that address the lack of socioeconomic development, criminality and the increased availability of small arms.”

    2019-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8519 (2019) · source

22. “I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of Germany. Before turning to Abyei and the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), I would like to do what our South African colleague suggested - to look at the current political environment in Abyei. With regard to the Sudan, we are following events very closely. We see that the Sudanese people are standing up peacefully and with determination for their legitimate demands. Germany echoes what the African Union and the European Union High Representative Mogherini have said in calling for a swift handover to a civilian-led transitional Government. I can only echo what Mr. Onanga-Anyanga has said with regard to the fact that the gains achieved so far should not be lost. Turning to South Sudan, the peace process is at a crossroads.”

    2019-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8519 (2019) · source

23. “I thank Mr. Onanga-Anyanga for his briefing. I think that colleagues around the table will agree that this is not one of the less complicated conflicts that we are following. I now give the floor to those Council members who wish to make statements. In this context, I would like to point to our hourglass, which, for the last day of our presidency, has been refilled with fresh sand. We hope that this is an incentive for members to abide by the time indicated, which is now five and half minutes.”

    2019-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8519 (2019) · source

24. “In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of South Sudan and the Sudan to participate in this meeting. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the following briefers to participate in the meeting: Mr. Jean- Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations; and Mr. Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Horn of Africa. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/2019/3l9, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Abyei. I now give the floor to Mr. Lacroix.”

    2019-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8519 (2019) · source

25. “It is a conflict that has affected the lives of thousands of people every day for many decades. I now resume my functions as President of the Council. There are no more names inscribed on the list of speakers. The meeting rose at 10.50 am.”

    2019-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8518 (2019) · source

26. “He expects gestures of good faith by the parties before he convenes a third round table. In this context, I am also grateful that the mandate now to clearly include the demand for additional trust to be built up between the parties. It is now up to Morocco and the Frente Popular para la Liberacion de Saguia el-Hamra y de Rio de Oro (Frente POLISARIO) to demonstrate political will and engage in confidence-building measures. The Frente POLISARIO's destroying its remaining stockpile of landmines was an encouraging sign. The resumption of family visits or granting access to independent human rights observers could also be gestures that would facilitate dialogue and create trust. This list is anything but exhaustive. In the end, we must not forget that Western Sahara is not an abstract conflict to resolve.”

    2019-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8518 (2019) · source

27. “The fact that resolution 2468 (2019) could not count on the unanimous support of the Security Council is regrettable. This should not discourage us from standing united behind the political process and the Personal Envoy. I welcome the unanimous support given to the Personal Envoy in all statements heard in the Council this morning, including the statements made by the representatives of South Africa and the Russian Federation. The Council, its Member States and other countries with influence should demonstrate that they are willing to use their weight and that influence to support President Kohler in his efforts aimed at bringing to this conflict a realistic, practical and lasting solution that provides for the self-determination of the people of Western Sahara. Personal Envoy Kohler was very clear in his last briefing to the Council.”

    2019-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8518 (2019) · source

28. “I shall now make a statement in my capacity as representative of Germany. We too welcome today's adoption of the mandate renewal of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO). We consider the work of the Mission to be vital to ensuring stability on the ground and providing the space for the political process to move forward. We want to explicitly thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara, Mr. Stewart, for his commitment to de-escalating tensions in the area of operations and in closely coordinating with the parties and the Personal Envoy of the Secretary- General for Western Sahara. He and his Mission must be granted all rights and the freedom to fulfil their mandate, which includes being able to meet with the parties without restrictions.”

    2019-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8518 (2019) · source

29. “In favour: Belgium, China, Cote d'lvoire, Dominican Republic, Equatorial Guinea, France, Germany, Indonesia, Kuwait, Peru, Poland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America Against: None Abstaining: Russian Federation, South Africa The President: The draft resolution received 13 votes in favour, none against and 2 abstentions. The draft resolution has been adopted as resolution 2468 (2019). I now give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements after the voting.”

    2019-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8518 (2019) · source

30. “The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/2019/282, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on the situation concerning Western Sahara. Members of the Council also have before them document S/2019/349, which contains the text ofa draft resolution submitted by the United States of America. The Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. A vote was taken by Show ofhands.”

    2019-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8518 (2019) · source

31. “The representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran has asked for the floor to make a further statement. I now give him the floor.”

    2019-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8517 (2019) · source

32. “I wish to remind all speakers to limit their statements to no more than four minutes in order to enable the Council to carry out its work expeditiously. Delegations with lengthy statements are kindly requested to circulate the texts in writing and to deliver a condensed version when speaking in the Chamber. I also wish to inform all concerned that we will be carrying on this open debate through the lunch hour, as we have a large number of speakers. I now give the floor to the representative of Turkey.”

    2019-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8517 (2019) · source

33. “On the topic of climate change, I would also add my voice to those who expressed their condolences to the victims of the terrible disaster that we have seen for the second time in Mozambique. I resume my functions as President of the Council. I wish to remind all speakers to limit their statements to no more than five minutes in order to enable the Council to carry out its work expeditiously. I now give the floor to His Excellency Mr. Kiyoto Tsuji, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan.”

    2019-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8517 (2019) · source

34. “I thank them for their engagement and for the fact that, as civil society, they can play a very important role in building trust and confidence, including regarding the mayors jumping into the Jordan river. That trust that they have built is a prerequisite for a solution that is based on negotiations and cooperation, which we desperately need. The second point that I wanted to make is that water is not an esoteric issue. It is part of the Oslo Accords and a final-status issue. Let me conclude with a general point. Humanitarian, resource and water issues are key insofar as they have implications for security. Germany will continue to have the relationship between climate change and security on its agenda. I thank the briefers again in that regard.”

    2019-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8517 (2019) · source

35. “While it was not much of an issue with regard to substance, I was not able to reach agreement on the formalities for such a meeting. Given the lack of progress that we have achieved, we took the initiative to try to break out of the ritual repetition of known positions. We wanted to put a glimmer of hope into the Chamber, and we invited representatives of EcoPeace Middle East to present what they are doing in a political landscape that undermines the prospect of a two-State solution and where developments contribute to the entrenchment of a one-State reality. Let me briefly return to the briefing by the Co-Directors of EcoPeace Middle East. I thoroughly enjoyed what they said and they demonstrated that cooperation was possible.”

    2019-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8517 (2019) · source

36. “But I would also remind the Israeli and Palestinian representative that resolution 2334 (2016) condemns all acts of terrorism, incitement and inflammatory rhetoric and calls for such acts to stop. Like others, I would like to recommit and state that Germany supports a negotiated two-State solution and is against any annexation. At the same time, Germany is committed to Israel's security as a democratic Jewish State. I noted that democracy was not mentioned among the four pillars. I share my Indonesian colleague's frustration about the inaction of the Council. Also following our last meeting, I took up the suggestion of the Israeli Ambassador to have a closed meeting of the Security Council with the representatives of Palestine and Israel. I was not able to accomplish that.”

    2019-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8517 (2019) · source

37. “I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of Germany. First, I would like to thank the Israeli Ambassador for responding to the question that I put to him in our most recent meeting (see S/PV.8489). I listened very carefully to the four pillars that he outlined as a basis of Israeli policy. I also positively noted that he included international law among them. I think that is very important. I noted a certain selection among international law. He heard our British colleague speaking with regard to the Balfour Declaration, I also missed referrals to resolutions 478 (1980), 497 (1981) and, in particular, 2334 (2016), which is the most recent and a very comprehensive resolution. With regard to what the resolution says about settlements and so on, I refer to what my French colleague has said previously.”

    2019-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8517 (2019) · source

38. “I shall now give the floor to those members of the Security Council who wish to make statements, and afterwards to representatives of other Member States. I would like to remind colleagues that there are more than 50 countries that wish to take the floor. I would therefore ask speakers to respect the time limits, insofar as possible. I will be using the hourglass here.”

    2019-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8517 (2019) · source

39. “I thank Mr. Bromberg for his briefing. I would like to recognize the third member from the EcoPeace Middle East here today, Ms. Yana Abu Taleb from Jordan. I now give the floor to the Permanent Observer of the Observer State of Palestine.”

    2019-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8517 (2019) · source

40. “I propose that the Council invite the Permanent Observer of the Observer State of the Holy See to the United Nations to participate in the meeting, in accordance with the provisional rules of procedure and the previous practice in this regard. There being no objection, it is so decided. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I now give the floor to Ms. DiCarlo.”

    2019-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8517 (2019) · source

41. “There being no objection, it is so decided. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the following briefers to participate in this meeting: Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs; Ms. Nada Majdalani, Co-Director of EcoPeace Middle East; and Mr. Gidon Bromberg, Co-Director of EcoPeace Middle East. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I also invite the following individuals to participate in this meeting: His Excellency Mr. Maged Abdelfattah Abdelaziz, Permanent Observer of the League of Arab States to the United Nations; and His Excellency Mr. Cheikh Niang, Chair of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People.”

    2019-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8517 (2019) · source

42. “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question The President: In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of Bahrain, Bangladesh, Botswana, Brazil, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, Hungary, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Malaysia, Maldives, Morocco, Namibia, Norway, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and Viet Nam to participate in this meeting. I propose that the Council invite the Permanent Observer ofthe Observer State ofPalestine to the United Nations to participate in this meeting, in accordance with the provisional rules of procedure and the previous practice in this regard.”

    2019-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8517 (2019) · source

43. “On behalf of the members of the Security Council, I should like to express our condemnation of yesterday's attack on a Protestant church in Silgadji, Burkina Faso, and of the shooting that occurred at the Chabad of Poway synagogue in San Diego, in the United States of America, on Saturday. I ask those present to now rise and observe a minute of silence in solemn commemoration of those who lost their lives in the attacks on their places of worship. The members of the Security Council observed a minute ofsilence. Adoption of the agenda The agenda was adopted.”

    2019-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8517 (2019) · source

44. “I thank Ms. Mueller for the clarifications she has provided. I now give the floor to Mr. Sajdik to respond to the comments and questions raised.”

    2019-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8516 (2019) · source

45. “In addition to the questions asked of the briefers, in my national capacity I would like to add one further question for Mr. Apakan with regard to his work and that of the monitors of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). Can he tell from the statistics where access for the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine is most impeded? Is it more in the Ukrainian Government-controlled area or in the area that is not controlled by the Government? I now give the floor to Assistant Secretary-General Mueller to respond to comments and questions raised.”

    2019-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8516 (2019) · source

46. “Accordingly, President Putin signed the decree on passports yesterday, on 24 April, the International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace, the day on which at the General Assembly we all spoke about multilateralism and the need to adhere to an international rules-based order. By its actions, Russia demonstrated its disdain for the international rules- based order. I now resume my functions as President of the Security Council. I give the floor to the representative of Ukraine.”

    2019-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8516 (2019) · source

47. “However, that is not in the textbooks of the Russian State Institute of International Relations. Rather, its textbooks teach that if there is a new, inexperienced leader, efforts should be made to intimidate him on the first day following his election in order to provoke him and try to catch him off guard. That is what Russia has been doing. That is textbook diplomacy and those of us old enough to remember will recall how when John F. Kennedy became President, Khrushchev provoked him. Another lesson in Russian textbooks is that one should not miss an opportunity for cynicism.”

    2019-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8516 (2019) · source

48. “The German Foreign Service teaches us how to deal with a country with which we have strained relations or a President with whom we may not be on the best of terms. If there is a new, inexperienced President, we would perhaps send that President rhetorical flowers and write a congratulatory letter before inviting him or her to visit us. In Russia, one could do the same thing. There is a new President. Perhaps it was not possible to work with the old one, but now a new one has been elected. Rhetorical flowers could be sent - paragraph 1 of the Minsk agreements and a full ceasefire could be implemented, or Russia could liberate the 24 marines that are in prison or, with respect to the bridge of Stanytsia Luhanska, the Ukrainians could be granted the 80 centimetres and finally people can cross the bridge.”

    2019-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8516 (2019) · source

49. “I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of Germany. I would first like to align myself with the statement made by my French colleague in the Normandy format. We have worked very closely together and I subscribe to everything he said. I just listened to Mr. Nebenzia's statement and I must admit that I have always been fascinated by Russian diplomacy. I believe the Russian State Institute of International Relations has textbooks that prescribe the patterns of behaviour to be followed in Russian foreign policy. Mr. Lewicki, the representative of Poland, mentioned earlier that there are other examples of the passport policy that are applied on a regular basis.”

    2019-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8516 (2019) · source

50. “I thank Mr. Sajdik for his briefing. I think that for him the same holds true as for Mr. Apakan. This might be one his last briefings, if not the his last one, to the Security Council. I also thank him for the work that he has done. I do not know which has been more difficult - heading a committee at the United Nations, as he had previously done, or his presentjob. I now give the floor to those Council members who wish to make statements.”

    2019-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8516 (2019) · source