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Iliichev

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first: 2012-12-12
most recent: 2018-01-24
sittings or episodes: 141
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“We have taken note of the balanced tone of the Secretary-General's monthly reports and stand ready to consider the recommendations of the strategic review of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, which is being conducted by the Secretariat at the initiative of the Secretary-General.”
2018-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8166 (2018) · source
“We are pleased at the pace of the deployment of the Regional Protection Force (RPF) in South Sudan and assume that it will continue to operate with respect for the country's sovereignty and in accordance with the basic principles of peacekeeping. It is important that the front-line forces are already patrolling supply routes that are critical for the region around the capital. We call on the Government of South Sudan and representatives of the troop-contributing countries to assist the RPF in achieving operational readiness and, together with the Secretariat, to continue studying mutually acceptable modalities for the Force, including its deployment in the area of Juba airport.”
2018-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8166 (2018) · source
“We welcome the Agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities, Protection of Civilians and Humanitarian Access reached at the Forum. However, it is regrettable that almost from the start of the implementation of this Agreement, which is so important for the ordinary people of South Sudan, there have been mutual accusations of violations of it. We urge all South Sudanese stakeholders to comply strictly with the Agreement and to participate in the second round of talks, to be held in February. However, we can also allow for other negotiation tracks. The important thing is to ensure that all efforts are closely coordinated with the IGAD initiative. We call on the States of the region to maintain a united approach to the settlement in South Sudan, which is very important to ensuring proper support for the peace process.”
2018-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8166 (2018) · source
“Mr. Iliichev (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We thank Under-Secretary-General Jean- Pierre Lacroix, Assistant Secretary-General Ursula Mueller and Mr. Festus Mogae, Chairperson of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission, for their substantive briefings. We believe that stabilizing the situation in South Sudan is possible only with a lasting ceasefire and an inclusive national reconciliation process. We therefore welcomed the successful conclusion on 21 December of the first round of the High-Level Revitalization Forum of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD). We have taken note of the consistent efforts of regional representatives during the preparations and of Juba's constructive cooperation with regional States throughout this key event.”
2018-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8166 (2018) · source
“Taking the wishes of Bamako into consideration, Russia also supported the adoption of resolution 2374 (2017), which imposed a sanctions regime on individuals who sabotage the implementation of the Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in Mali. We share the desire of the Malians to speed up the stabilization of the northern regions. At the same time, we would like to warn once again that using the threat of sanctions has its own collateral effects. We hope that that step of the Security Council does not lead to the hostility from the Coordination des mouvements de l'Azawad and the Platform coalition of armed groups and increased mistrust among the Malian parties. We also hope that the established sanctions mechanisms will be used only as intended, namely, to contribute to the political process and the stabilization of the country.”
2018-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8163 (2018) · source
“We welcome the strengthening of the military and police components of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA). We call on the Secretariat to take additional measures to provide peacekeepers with armoured personnel carriers and attack and transport helicopters, as well as to improve the Blue Helmets' security. We expect the Mission to finally reach full operational readiness in 2018. Taking into account the Malian Government's position, we helped to adopt resolution 2364 (2017), which defined the specific tasks of MINUSMA in assisting the country's security forces. It is important to note that a memorandum on this specific issue was signed in November.”
2018-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8163 (2018) · source
“We are worried about the geographical expansion of their activity, as well as the growing losses among Malian security forces and Blue Helmets. In that regard, we welcome the commitment of the countries of the region to establishing the Joint Force of the Group of Five for the Sahel, and we participated in coming up with a balanced Security Council resolution to support them (S/20l7/2391). However, we share the Secretariat's view that it will be impossible to stabilize the region without full implementation of the Agreement by Mali's stakeholders. We should never forget that the collapse of the security situation in the Sahel followed the 2011 foreign intervention in Libya that led to the de facto dismantling of the Libyan State.”
2018-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8163 (2018) · source
“We hope that Mali's decision to postpone the municipal and regional elections until April, taken with the active mediation of Mr. Mahamat Saleh Annadif, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, will enable a more inclusive political process. Despite those positives, we are concerned about the delays in implementing the Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in Mali, including the processes of cantonment and security-sector reform. We welcome the agreements reached by the Malian parties just last week on renewing the timetable for implementing the Algiers Agreement. Now they must be implemented. Unfortunately, the security situation is now deteriorating, not because of the Malian parties but rather as a result of an increase in terrorist activity.”
2018-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8163 (2018) · source
“Mr. Iliichev (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We would like to thank Under-Secretary- General Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix for his detailed briefing, and we welcome the participation in today's meeting of Mr. Tieman Coulibaly, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Mali. We noted the signing on 20 September by the parties in Mali of a memorandum on a cessation of hostilities and the subsequent halt to the fighting between the Coordination des mouvements de l'Azawad and the Platform coalition of armed groups. We also took positive note of the meeting held in Anefis in October on intercommunal reconciliation among the Malian parties. Nor should we omit to mention the completed establishment of all the interim administrations for all five of the country's northern regions.”
2018-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8163 (2018) · source
“With regard to the situation in Colombia, the Secretary- General's report suggests that there are signs that the main task - the disarming of the FARC - has already been accomplished. We consider that to be an extremely dangerous delusion, especially in the absence of an agreement with the Ejercito de Liberacion Nacional. Colombia will not succeed in achieving a durable peace until every segment of society is satisfied with the situation. Needless to say, on that front, we support the work of the Verification Mission, which is now focusing on just that - ensuring that Bogota fulfils its obligations. Those efforts should be intensified, especially in the run-up to the forthcoming elections.”
2018-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8154 (2018) · source
“However, we do have some comments to make. We would like to draw attention to a paragraph in the report about the security situation in various parts of the country. The information refers not only to the police and other national bodies, but also to the data of some non-governmental organizations. We would like an explanation as to why this information is not presented as coming from the Secretary-General. The same paragraph indicates that the data provided by non-governmental organizations is consistent with information in the possession of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, but the Security Council did not request data from that body. That is concerned more with organizational issues.”
2018-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8154 (2018) · source
“The main achievements have unquestionably been the completion of the process of the rebels' surrender of their arms, the transformation of the FARC into a political party and the agreement on a temporary ceasefire with the Ejercito de Liberacion Nacional. We firmly believe that the main reason for those achievements has been Colombians' declared national responsibility for their peace process. With regard to the agreement with the Ejercito de Liberacion Nacional, we hope that the Colombian side will show the necessary political will and take decisions as soon as possible that will enable the Council to renew the corresponding mandate of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia. In general, we share the the Secretary-General's assessments in his recent report on the situation in the country (S/2017/1ll7).”
2018-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8154 (2018) · source
“Mr. Iliichev (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We would like to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this discussion. We welcome the participation in today's meeting of Mr. Naranjo Trujillo, Vice-President of Colombia, and we are grateful to Mr. Jean Arnault, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his briefing. We believe it is important to receive updated information in a timely manner from the source. In the year since the signing of the Final Agreement for Ending the Conflict and Building a Stable and Lasting Peace with the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC), the situation in Colombia has shown positive momentum.”
2018-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8154 (2018) · source
“Work is under way to create additional centres to educate and train peacekeepers. In order to broaden our contribution to the training of foreign experts for United Nations missions, we are also considering the possibility of using our General Staff Academy of the Russian Federation's Armed Forces in the city of Naro-Fominsk. We stand ready to continue offering all possible assistance needed to strengthen the peacekeeping capacity ofthe United Nations as a whole.”
2017-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8150 (2017) · source
“We hope that this will improve the awareness of troop- and police-contributing countries about the programmes available to them. Russian peacekeepers - men and women - are serving in 10 peacekeeping operations. We support greater participation of women in United Nations peacekeeping. Indeed, women already represent 23 per cent of our peacekeeping units. The number of women among military observers is also increasing. Our country has gained significant experience in training peacekeepers. Russian centres train not only our peacekeepers, but also foreign peacekeepers - both police and formed units, as well as military observers. We have designed a training system, which includes both general and specialized training, that peacekeepers undergo just before their deployment. Language training is also being adapted to existing needs.”
2017-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8150 (2017) · source
“We believe that work in the area of peacekeeping should be conducted on the basis of discussions and decisions reached in the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations, which comprises more than 150 States members. The recommendations contained in the report of the Secretary-General, as far as we understand, lay out proposals for the organization within the Secretariat of two mechanisms designed to enhance the effectiveness of States' interactions on training and capacity- building issues. We will carefully consider these initiatives. Generally speaking, we hope that linking intra-State cooperation with the Secretariat will not create additional obstacles or provoke unnecessary competition between States that are providing training programmes.”
2017-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8150 (2017) · source
“Our opinion is that those issues -which are of principal importance for peacekeeping, for the United Nations system, for all Member States and for the contingent contributing countries in particular - need to be discussed at intergovernmental forums within the United Nations system. However, creating alternative forums is no guarantee of real improvements in practice. For example, despite the efforts undertaken outside the United Nations to staff the mission in Mali, which have been ongoing over a number of years, the police component has reached only 88 per cent of the force ceiling, and the military component has only reached the even lower level of 85 per cent.”
2017-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8150 (2017) · source
“In this regard, we need to mention language training - an aspect that the Secretary-General has singled out as an issue in his report. We acknowledge that 48 per cent of peacekeepers work in French- speaking environments, and perhaps we need to bear this in mind. However, the troop- and police-contributing countries and the host countries must together carefully weigh whether it is a priority issue. The opinions and concerns of contingent providers need to be taken into account because their troops and police officers know more than anyone what tasks are required in the field and what kind of skills are necessary to complete them. In that context, we cannot help but notice that the Secretary-General's report makes mention of forums whose initiators, starting in 2015, were individual Member States.”
2017-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8150 (2017) · source
“Their role cannot be overstated because without them it is not possible to implement the stated goals of the Security Council. We are convinced of the need for close triangular cooperation and coordination of efforts on the issue of training and capacity-building among the Security Council, the troop- and police-contributing countries and the United Nations Secretariat. However, what is no less important are the direct contacts between States that are developing the training programmes and those that are participating in them. Of course, it is extremely important to take into account the contemporary realities and the demand for peacekeepers, understand what kind of peacekeepers we need today and determine the most relevant areas for training.”
2017-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8150 (2017) · source
“What is important here is not just the qualifications and professional training of the personnel, but also the possibility of the timely deployment of missions and their mobility in the field within the framework of their mandate. Unfortunately, members of the Council have not had enough time to study the report of the Secretary- General. Our capitals will continue to consider it very carefully. At the same time, we observe that the document correctly notes that the main responsibility for the issue of training, which the United Nations cannot decide on its own, lies with the States themselves, which is not just a question of the countries developing and providing training programmes but, rather, first and foremost, it is a question of the countries providing contingents in the field.”
2017-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8150 (2017) · source
“Mr. Iliichev (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We thank you, Mr. President, for organizing today's meeting. We have found the briefing by the Assistant Secretary-General, Ms. Bintou Keita, to be quite useful. We welcome the efforts made by the Secretary-General in the area of increasing the effectiveness of training and the capacity-building of peacekeepers. The United Nations is currently undergoing a period of large-scale transformations. One of the key areas for reform is the peace and security architecture, which is the precise context for addressing the issue of United Nations peacekeeping operations. The ultimate goal of this process is to increase the effectiveness of peacekeeping by making sure that the Blue Helmets are adequately equipped, trained and prepared for the implementation of Security Council mandates.”
2017-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8150 (2017) · source
“We will be able to attain results in countering the phenomenon of foreign terrorist fighters only if we act collectively, with States in the leading role, and by tapping the potential of specialized international organizations, the private sector and civil society structures. All anti-terrorist measures should be adopted in compliance with the norms of international law and in line with the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations. We expect the new resolution on countering foreign terrorist fighters to contribute substantively to that kind of work.”
2017-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8148 (2017) · source
“In this regard, a meeting of the heads of special services, security agencies and law-enforcement organizations is held every year in Russia, and we also have a databank on combating terrorism. They both have proved their worth. Within the framework of working with returning foreign terrorist fighters, we need to bear in mind that one ofthe key aims ofterrorists is to spread the ideology of terror everywhere. We think that it is only right that the document we have adopted today represents a development of many of the provisions of Security Council resolution 2354 (2017), on countering terrorist narratives. Overall, we must continue improving the criminal and legal measures we have in this area. If we limit ourselves to abstract slogans, the battle for the hearts and minds of young people will be lost.”
2017-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8148 (2017) · source
“It is vital to ensure that they are implemented in full, while being guided by the principles of the inevitability of punishment and the punishment being commensurate with the crime. Any attempts to extend either direct or indirect assistance to returning terrorist fighters, including providing them with the possibility to move freely, recruit new members and incite to terrorism, would be a direct violation of the resolution that we adopted today. Rehabilitation and reintegration programmes cannot be used as an alternative to the criminal prosecution of these kinds of criminals. We also note that it is important to develop international cooperation in order to combat foreign terrorist fighters. We attach special importance to the provisions of the resolution on information exchange.”
2017-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8148 (2017) · source
“Mr. Iliichev (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): Our delegation voted in favour of resolution 2396 (2017). We share the view that the mass outflow of fighters from areas of armed conflict, first and foremost from Syria and Iraq, entails additional threats to security and requires an appropriate response from the Council. We consider that this document does not cancel earlier decisions of the United Nations on fighting terrorism but, rather, complements them. Of special importance here are the commitments to criminalize various aspects of terrorist activity as well as the prosecute or extradite rule, as enshrined in the anti-terrorist conventions and resolutions of the Security Council.”
2017-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8148 (2017) · source
“Mr. Iliichev (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We would like to draw the attention of our Ukrainian colleagues to the fact that there is a mechanism to observe the situation in the south- east of Ukraine - the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine. Every day, and sometimes even twice a day, it visits areas that are not controlled by the Government, and in none of its reports has it written about any mass movements of weapons or troops. With regard to the security of the nuclear facilities in Crimea after it was returned to the Russian Federation, we informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that all nuclear facilities on the Crimean peninsula were under reliable control and were working safely and in compliance with the provisions of the IAEA.”
2017-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8144 (2017) · source
“Those facts are regularly published by representatives of the United Nations and other international organizations. What is the point of the endless bombardment, despite all of the statements and warnings from humanitarian groups on the threats of large-scale humanitarian and natural disasters? We consider those activities by the authorities in Kyiv as inhuman, in making use of schemes to make sure that they get their pensions and social contributions. How many more schools and hospitals do they need to destroy before they address the situation at the negotiating table and deal with the issue of terrorists? We repeat that the road map was drawn up in the Minsk agreements; it just need to be implemented.”
2017-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8144 (2017) · source
“Mr. Iliichev (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We encourage the representative of the Ukraine to respect the Security Council and its members. We do not want to get into a senseless polemic, but Ukraine's latest comments run contrary to common sense and force us to once again take the floor. From the beginning of the conflict in the Ukraine - which was a direct consequence of the unconstitutional seizure of power by those on the Maidan, which the citizens of Donetsk and Luhansk did not recognize - we have time and again heard in various forums about Russian intervention and aggression in the conflict. However, there was and is no proof of those allegations. But there is proof of a number of Violations of international law by the Ukrainian party.”
2017-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8144 (2017) · source
“Combining all these elements together and preparing balanced decisions on them demands a variety of expertise and time that the Security Council does not possess. We believe that this type of coordinated arrangement among Member States in the principal organs of the United Nations can be a reliable basis for the work of the Secretariat also after the restructuring of its peace and security architecture that has begun. Today the General Assembly has considered the issue of requesting Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to submit detailed proposals on this topic. Given that, we believe it is inappropriate to transfer to the agenda of the Council general issues that come under the remit of other principal organs within the United Nations system with a much broader representation of Member States. The Council should not usurp their voices.”
2017-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8144 (2017) · source
“However, it is vital to maintain the principle of division of labour and each of these principal organs should act within its own area of responsibility. We proceed from the fact that the Charter of the United Nations assigned to the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council a mandate to consider socioeconomic and environmental issues, which include combating climate change and ensuring sustainable water use, health care and similar issues. It is the General Assembly, with its universal membership, that makes recommendations on such issues, all of which have many different aspects. They are all considered in the relevant specialized committees and in individual forums such as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.”
2017-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8144 (2017) · source
“Of course, none of this rules out the possibility of the negative influence on efforts to reach a settlement of a conflict of factors that have already been mentioned, such as climate change, hunger, epidemics, transnational crime and so on. However, it is important to keep in mind that none of these challenges are universal; they are unique to each specific situation. Needless to say, the role of the United Nations is to provide support to States, which bear the primary responsibility for responding to security challenges on their territories. In that context, we firmly believe that as a general rule it is helpful for the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council and the Security Council to consider the interrelationships between issues of peace, security, development and human rights.”
2017-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8144 (2017) · source
“Getting back to the subject of the meeting, the concept note also failed to take account of the unfair distribution of access to natural resources and other assets that has been the legacy for dozens of States in the wake of colonial rule. It would also be helpful to take a look at the problems caused by unilateral economically coercive measures; the ongoing disparity in access to modern technologies, including environmentally friendly ones; the rapacious exploitation of natural resources by transnational corporations; the unfair distribution of positions in the global economic governance institutions; the failure to uphold official development assistance commitments; and the problem of poverty and growing social inequality, which, as many reports point out, is highly likely to provoke or stoke existing conflicts.”
2017-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8144 (2017) · source
“What we have in mind, first and foremost, is outside interference in States' domestic processes, including foreign support for such subversive processes as unconstitutional regime change and seizures of power. The representative of Ukraine deliberately omitted to mention these important underlying causes of the conflict in south-eastern Ukraine. What he said about international law, and law in general, simply comes across as blasphemy. How can the representative of a country talk about compliance with the law when its leadership came to power as a result of a coup against the Government in Kyiv in February 2014? That was when this tragedy began. We all know that the way to resolve this conflict is through full implementation by the Kyiv authorities of the Minsk agreements, as endorsed by Security Council resolution 2202 (2015).”
2017-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8144 (2017) · source
“That context-specific approach is always at the heart of our work. All too often, unfortunately, in dealing with the most intractable threats, we have to rely on Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, which regulates those decisions. However, in your concept note (S/2017/1016, annex), Mr. President, you rightly point out that in individual situations there may be other factors at work besides the threat to peace - these so-called challenges, which can influence the process of arriving at a settlement. They may include all kinds of circumstances that extend far beyond the framework of the list included in the concept note for today's meeting. Unfortunately, the most urgently topical challenges to stability are beyond the reach of this list.”
2017-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8144 (2017) · source
“Mr. Iliichev (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We thank you, Mr. President, for organizing today's meeting and for the open debate format, which enables us to engage in a broad exchange of opinions on an issue as complicated as this one, the factors that make it difficult to resolve conflicts today. Your choice of subject is timely not only for the Security Council, which, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, has the main responsibility for maintaining international peace and security, but also for the entire United Nations system, its principal organs and all its Member States. When the Council discusses individual conflicts, we deal with the entire spectrum of threats to peace. That said, every country or regional situation has its own unique set of circumstances that must be considered when taking decisions.”
2017-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8144 (2017) · source
“Mr. Iliichev (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): Very briefly, I would like to say that the Russian delegation prepares extremely thoroughly and carefully for every Security Council meeting. The meeting rose at 5.05 p.m.”
2017-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8140 (2017) · source
“We would like to suggest to those promoting and making such decisions to consider their responsibility for the results. It is entirely obvious that pouring American and Canadian weapons of war into Ukraine is pushing the country's leaders, who are already sabotaging the Minsk agreements, into undertaking new military ventures. Everyone must understand that the conflict in Donbas cannot be settled by force, and the blame for the lives lost will be on those who put weapons in the killers' hands.”
2017-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8140 (2017) · source
“Mr. Iliichev (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): In response to what was just said about Russia being the only supplier of weapons to Ukraine, let me go into more detail regarding our theory about how various countries supply Ukraine with lethal weapons. We have already mentioned that Canada publicly stated its readiness to license its companies to supply them. As it recently turned out, some American companies, and in particular AirTronic USA, which makes handheld grenade launchers, are already supplying Kiev with weapons, having been secretly authorized to do so with the agreement of both the State Department and the Pentagon, although the official United States line is that no final decision has been made on that matter.”
2017-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8140 (2017) · source
“In that regard, we hope that the Kyiv authorities fulfil their international obligation to control the circulation of small arms and light weapons and take the necessary measures to combat their illegal trade.”
2017-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8140 (2017) · source
“In that regard, we would like to draw the Council's attention to the fact that, according to data published in April by the independent non-governmental organization the Small Arms Survey, the volume of illegally traded small arms in Ukraine stood at approximately 3 million units in 2013. The 2014 coup d'etat only exacerbated the situation. It was under the passive eye of the coupists that army depots were looted - which was well documented in the media - including in western areas of the country, and small arms and light weapons were distributed willy nilly to the extremists, who were subsequently legalized by their inclusion in the country's armed forces.”
2017-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8140 (2017) · source
“Mr. Iliichev (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): The negative impact on the implementation of the Package of Measures for the Implementation of the Minsk Agreements, which remains the only option for resolving the situation in south-eastern Ukraine, is exacerbated by overall instability in the country, the exploitation of the Donbas factor to foment internal political strife and the rise of radical and extremist forces that are condoned by the authorities. More and more often, it is the weapons in the hands of the extremists that are becoming the instruments that settle conflicts, and the country's authorities are incapable of prosecuting the trafficking of those weapons.”
2017-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8140 (2017) · source
“We would once again underscore that only the truly coordinated efforts of all members of the regional Sahel group, without exception, can lead to effective results. In conclusion, we would like to point out that, in this era of globalization, terrorism has become global in nature. That threat can be eradicated only by presenting the broadest possible front, for which Russia has long been calling. We will continue to provide concrete assistance to the people of the Sahel through our bilateral channels.”
2017-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8129 (2017) · source
“The Joint Force, approved under resolution 2359 (2017), provides an appropriate response to the challenges in the Sahel region in line with the principle that African problems requires African soluitions. We are convinced that that is the only way to achieve lasting peace in Africa. We believe that it is important to assist the Joint Force, since it will not only face counter-terrorism challenges but also seek to eradicate cross-border criminal groups that fuel terrorism. We welcome the rapid deployment of the Joint Force on the ground and the fact that the first operation has taken place. We encourage the strengthened cooperation among the participants in the Joint Force on the future deployment of troops in line with the agreed planning.”
2017-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8129 (2017) · source
“Mr. Iliichev (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We endorse the words of sympathy and condolence that have been expressed over the deaths of the Tanzanian peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We express our condolences to all the relatives and friends of the people of Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo who died and wish the injured a speedy recovery. The Russian delegation voted in favour of resolution 2391 (2017), on the provision of technical and material support to the Joint Force of the Group of Five for the Sahel because of the importance of the international community providing assistance to that regional alliance.”
2017-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8129 (2017) · source
“For years now, we have had to cherish the hope that the United Nations would help the Libyans to achieve national reconciliation and re-establish the country's unity. The meeting rose at 9.50 am.”
2017-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8122 (2017) · source
“Mr. Iliichev (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): Russia supported today's presidential statement S/PRST/2017/24, echoing the voices of those who are gravely concerned by reports of incidents of migrants being sold into slavery in Libya. However, the authors of the text, bowing to the opinions of some Council members, refused to take into account one important addition to the draft statement that had been proposed by the Russian delegation. We are convinced that the Security Council should have condemned the circumstances that created the current legal chaos in Libya, leading to alleged manifestations of slavery. We understand the extent to which some did not wish to recognize their responsibility for the far-reaching consequences of the 2011 military intervention.”
2017-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8122 (2017) · source
“Mr. Iliichev (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): Unfortunately, the Ukrainian delegation once again used this meeting ofthe Security Council to divert attention from the issues discussed. We would like to recall that the current authorities in Kyiv unleashed an armed confrontation with their own people in the south- east of the country. It resulted in numerous casualties among the civilian population and the destruction of infrastructure. If the Ukrainian delegation wants to use the experience of the ICTY to bring those responsible to justice, then the first clients of justice will be the current authorities in Kyiv and their accomplices.”
2017-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8120 (2017) · source
“We also expect the leadership and staff of the Residual Mechanism will focus on the speedy completion of the matters assigned to them following the closure of the ICTY, with maximum effectiveness and strict adherence to judicial standards, including where the timetable for legal proceedings is concerned. The Council's review of the Residual Mechanism in 2018 is extremely important, and the extension of the Mechanism's work for the next two years will depend on it. We urge the Council to approach it very seriously. In general, we believe that while the Mechanism is starting to review the relevant appeals, it is also time that the Council thought about approaches to ending its activities.”
2017-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8120 (2017) · source
“We doubt that it would be worthwhile for the Security Council to repeat the experiment of creating similar tribunals in the future. Our delegation shares the opinion of the leadership of the ICTY on the lessons to be learned from the activities of the Tribunal. For that reason, we intend to closely monitor all the proceedings in the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, including during the Council's upcoming review of its activities. As we have frequently stated, based on resolution 1966 (2010), the Residual Mechanism is a provisional structure with a strictly limited mandate, and not a new international tribunal. That is why its official title includes the word "residual".”
2017-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8120 (2017) · source
“In the past two years, the new leadership of the Tribunal has managed to prevent any new delays and cope with the consequences of staff departures, showing that proper planning for legal proceedings is possible in practice and that the explanations of previous years were nothing more than excuses. The work of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia will be analysed by historians and criminal-law experts. For our part, we are convinced that a great many of its decisions have discredited the very notion of international justice. Many of the ICTY's actions have created mutual mistrust among the peoples of the former Yugoslavia. As a result, the hopes that peace can be restored through the dispensing of justice have been significantly undermined.”
2017-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8120 (2017) · source