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Klimkin/Mr. Yelchenko

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  1. “Finally, a country that violated all possible agreements with Ukraine referring to the territorial integrity and sovereignty of my country, from the Memorandum on Security Assurances in Connection with the Republic of Belarus's Accession to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons to the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation, the Border Treaty, the Partition Treaty on the Status and Conditions of the Black Sea Fleet and more, is not in a position to lecture anyone on the implementation of agreements nor on international law. I resume my functions as President of the Council. The meeting rose at 4.45 pm.”

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  2. “With regard to the Minsk agreements, despite the recent agreement of yet another ceasefire reached in Minsk and fully supported by the Russian Federation at the Normandy format meeting in Berlin just a couple of days ago, on 18 February, the Russian-backed militants continue to shell territories under the control of the Ukranian Government, including residential areas. Since 18 February, there have been more than 70 such attacks. The matter of who is undermining the implementation of the Minsk agreements is quite obvious.”

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  3. “However in resolution 2166 (2014) on the downing of MH17, there is a clear reference to the fact that those areas are controlled by armed groups. Now, the Russian Federation recognizes documents issued by leaders of those armed groups. In resolution 2202 (2015), the Security Council reaffirmed its full respect for the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Ukraine. Recognition of the documents of the authorities acting in certain areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions is a clear violation of that resolution. I wonder, how can one recognize documents of non-recognized entities?”

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  4. “The chain of events that followed is well known: the occupation and attempted annexation of Crimea, and the destabilization of certain areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, with overt Russian military intervention. Since the early 19905, Russia has created a belt of instability at its borders, and that instability keeps spreading to Europe and beyond. That is why, when Russia says it wants a united Europe from Lisbon to Vladivostock, we must indeed take Putin's assertion that Russia has no borders as not merely a joke. In the context to a united Russia, the reference in the statement of the Russian representative earlier today was not just a slip of the tongue. Russia sees nothing wrong in recognizing documents issued by authorities in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, which are not under the control of the Ukrainian Government.”

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  5. “I shall now make a further statement in my national capacity. This morning, the Russian representative, in his statement, claimed that failure to implement the agreement signed by the opposition, former President Yanukovych and European observers three years ago, on this very day of 21 February 2014, brought about all the problems my country faces today. He failed to mention that the Russian representative at those negotiations was the only one who did not sign the document. He also failed to mention that as early as 20 February 2014, While the Moscow representative was sitting at the negotiating table in Kyiv, Russian troops had started a military operation in Crimea. No wonder the Russian envoy declined to sign that document.”

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  6. “I wish to remind all speakers to limit their statements, if possible, to no more than four minutes in order to enable the Council to carry out its work expeditiously and effectively. Delegations with lengthy statements are kindly requested to circulate the text in writing and to deliver a condensed version when speaking in the Chamber. I also wish to inform the Council that we will carry on this open debate right through the lunch hour, as we have a large number of speakers on the list. I now give the floor to Mr. Peter Szijjarto, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary.”

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  7. “I believe that the analogy given by Russia with regard to occupied Donbas or Northern Cyprus and Taiwan is very telling but we will respond to that a bit later.”

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  8. “It is also the right time to open a fresh chapter in European history, a Europe once again characterized by peace and progress. Let us begin this work now. I now resume my functions as President of the Security Council. I give the floor to the other members of the Council.”

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  9. “We also believe that it is worth reflecting on the existing experience of conflict resolution in other regions. For example, the establishment of a Security Council ad hoc working group on conflict prevention and resolution in Europe - similar but not identical to the approach that deals with conflicts in Africa - could increase the focus ofthe Council on conflicts in Europe. It could also provide assessments of the implementation of resolutions and make recommendations as to how to improve cooperation among the United Nations and the OSCE, the European Union and other regional organizations. I would be very grateful to United Nations Members for their input and suggestions on these issues during today's discussion. It is the right time to carry out such work.”

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  10. “As the first step in that direction, the Secretary-General could elaborate options for a political and security presence of the United Nations in Ukraine and ways that the United Nations might cooperate with the OSCE in order to ensure the full implementation of resolution 2202 (2015). Like no other region, Europe has powerful regional and subregional organizations, and they must be used. However, all participants must work together. The OSCE, the European Union and NATO have proven their capacity to deal with conflict management and post-conflict situations in Europe. The experience gained through joint work during conflict management in the former Yugoslavia and elsewhere in the world now needs to be applied to other areas of Europe.”

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  11. “We are encouraged by the Secretary-General's expressed readiness to support the Members through the use of his good offices and through his personal engagement. The Secretary-General should also not shy away from bringing to the attention of the Security Council any dangerous developments, as envisaged by Article 99 of the Charter. Neither of these tools was used in 2008 or 2014 by the previous Secretary-General. We believe that the United Nations should take more initiative in providing options for conflict resolution, including through possible political and security presences and through methods of cooperation with regional organizations.”

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  12. “When that exists, the United Nations can do its job. We may recall examples of preventive deployment in the Western Balkans that helped avert a spillover of violence. In the Baltics, good offices and fact-finding missions of the Secretary-General facilitated the orderly withdrawal of Russian troops from the region and helped avoid polarization on various controversial issues. Ukraine therefore believes that the Secretary-General should act proactively in situations related to conflict prevention and management. We fully agree with the Secretary-General that the Council needs to make greater use of the options laid out in Chapter VI of the Charter. In our opinion, that is the way out of the deadlocks we have in the negotiations processes around Europe.”

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  13. “It is imperative that clear proceedings be introduced for the proper implementation of that Article. Europe has a central role to play in the global quest for sustainable peace. However, as Europeans, we must put our own house in order first. We hope that sustainable peace in Europe will start with Ukraine, but other conflicts cannot be forgotten. We believe that the existing situation in Europe is not a deadlock and that protracted and active conflicts in Europe can be effectively resolved and potential tensions prevented. The United Nations should not shy away from taking a more proactive approach in conflict management and resolution. However, the Organization is only as strong as its Members want it to be. Therefore, in order to take necessary action, the United Nations needs the support and political will of its Members.”

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  14. “An effective mechanism to hold the wrongdoer responsible for its violations has not yet been consolidated. In times of systemic crisis and geopolitical uncertainty, we require strong institutions that protect international law, a cornerstone of our understanding of the world order. Only strong institutions - the Security Council first of all - can provide international security. We urgently need to reform the Security Council in order to remove veto-power abuses. The Security Council should be capable of efficiently addressing conflicts, regardless of the possibility of a permanent member being a party to the conflict. It is no longer acceptable that paragraph 3 of Article 27 of the Charter of the United Nations - which states that "a party to a dispute shall abstain from voting" - continues to be blatantly ignored.”

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  15. “Today, the global and European order based on the rule of law has reached a tipping point. There are two options: either allow the destabilization to increase or rally the international community around efforts to strengthen institutions and the United Nations Charter, thereby ensuring full adherence to international law. Russian aggression against Ukraine targets European and transatlantic unity, which are basic elements of the global security order. Reversing the breakup ofthe Soviet Union, which took place a quarter of a century ago, has been a kind of obsession for the Kremlin for a long time. Russia exploits weaknesses, particularly institutional weakness, by abusing its right of veto at the Security Council and the consensus rule in the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).”

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  16. “Following Ukraine's unprecedented act of unilateral nuclear disarmament in 1994, more disastrous results for Ukraine could hardly have been envisaged. To date, 10,000 people have been killed and more than 22,000 wounded in the Donbas, and Crimea has become a grey zone marred by injustice, terror and repression. The occupying authorities commit systematic violations of human rights and seek to destroy the identity of Ukrainians and the indigenous people of the peninsula, namely, the Crimean Tatars. The European security system, which was considered as one of the most stable, has now been put seriously in doubt. A peaceful, democratic and strong Europe is a significant contributor to global peace efforts, but now the continent's own security has been damaged by frozen conflicts and acts of aggression.”

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  17. “Today, the answer is obvious: we have not learned well enough. The appeasement of aggressors and the lack of consequences merely encourage more aggression. Since 2014, Russia has vigorously implemented that strategy in Ukraine. Ukraine is enduring direct military aggression, as illustrated by the illegal partial occupation of Crimea and part of the Donbas. Yesterday marked exactly three years since Russia illegally occupied Crimea, thereby violating the Budapest Memorandum, which Russia signed and which also guaranteed Ukrainian security. At the same time, Russia unveiled to the world its strategy of hybrid warfare combining military action with concerted and well-funded propaganda throughout the world.”

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  18. “The fundamental problem facing the United Nations in that connection is that the architect of that strategy is sitting at this table as a permanent member of the Security Council. Bearing the solemn responsibility to maintain peace and security, Russia has resorted instead to violating agreed documents that were drawn up actually as foundation stones for peace, namely the Charter of the United Nations, the Charter of Paris for a New Europe and the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, known as the Helsinki Final Act. The Russian aggression against Georgia in 2008 became a litmus test for European security. It was a warning sign that was not heeded. The aggressor was just slapped on the wrist by the international community and took that reaction as a green light.”

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  19. “Having been the cradle of two world wars, Europe has evolved to become a champion of security across the globe. But now we find that Europe is once again itself under threat. In recent decades Europe has faced a number of conflicts. The unresolved conflicts facing Europe have one common feature - the active involvement of Russia in particular. A strategy of instigating, participating in, supporting and then derailing instead of mediating has been used by Russia to create a number of volatile hotspots across the continent. They can be activated whenever Russia decides that it is in its interest to do so. If that kind of aggression goes unchecked, every protracted conflict could become a hot one, while the aggressor State continues to create new threats and challenges in other places.”

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  20. “If we do not adequately respond, the rapidly evolving crisis may bring us to a position where it will be impossible to implement one of the most important commitments that we have as United Nations Member States, namely, to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war. Strong institutions and shared standards and principles were supposed to serve as effective safeguards for the international security order. Peaceful inter-State dialogue based on the sovereign right of every State to choose its own destiny and on respect for human rights are the core elements. Today, both of those pillars are being consistently undermined. Transatlantic unity has made Europe a security role model and a crucial contributor to global efforts to ensure stability and security. Global security has always been underpinned by European security.”

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  21. “I do not believe that conflicts in Europe have received the attention that they deserve. Given the shock waves that European conflicts can send around the globe, with grave implications for international security and stability, the situation in Europe needs to be redressed. As events over the past decade have demonstrated, ignoring conflicts in Europe and failing to learn from them are no longer an option. We need to put security in Europe back into the focus of the Security Council. The Ukrainian presidency has convened this open debate so as to address the fundamental challenge facing Europe. Our world has become dangerously insecure, and that trend is developing further.”

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  22. “I thank Ms. Schmid for her briefing. I shall now make as statement in my capacity as Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. Last week I was in Munich. The annual Security Conference was, as usual, a lively event with discussions on issues of global consequence, but one issue was definitely at centre stage - security in Europe. In my many previous encounters there, I have rarely experienced the level of concern that was expressed this year. The age of de'tente and the common purpose of making our continent a safer place appear to be in great danger right now. How did we get to this point? It did not happen overnight. We have travelled - and sometimes it has felt as though we have sleep-walked - down a long and difficult road to reach today's state of affairs in Europe.”

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  23. “I thank the Secretary-General for his briefing. I fully share and support his point that the entire notion of frozen conflict is completely misleading. I now give the floor to Mr. Zannier.”

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  24. “I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document 8/2017/108, which contains a letter dated 3 February 2017 from the Permanent Representative of Ukraine addressed to the Secretary-General, transmitting a concept paper on the item under consideration. I now give the floor to the Secretary-General.”

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  25. “In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I also invite Mr. Altai Efendiev, Secretary General of the Organization for Democracy and Economic Development - GUAM, to participate in today's meeting. I propose that the Council invite the Permanent Observer of the Observer State of the Holy See to the United Nations to participate in this 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.”

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  26. “In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of Albania, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Malaysia, Montenegro, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, the Republic of Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Turkey, Uzbekistan and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela 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 this meeting: Mr. Lamberto Zannier, Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and Ms. Helga Schmid, Secretary General of the European Union's European External Action Service.”

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  27. “I thank the Secretary-General for his statement. Adoption of the agenda The agenda was adopted. Maintenance of international peace and security Conflicts in Europe Letter dated 3 February 2017 from the Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General (S/2017/108) The President: I wish to warmly welcome the Secretary-General, Ministers and other distinguished representatives present in the Security Council Chamber. Their presence today emphasizes and underscores the importance of the subject matter under discussion.”

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  28. “As members know, yesterday the Council adopted a press statement on the passing of the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations (SC/12724). As President of the Security Council, I propose that the Council observe a minute of silence in connection with the death of Ambassador Vitaly Churkin. The members of the Security Council observed a minute ofsilence.”

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