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Lavrov

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first: 1994-09-23
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“I should like to inform the Council that, in my capacity as President of the Council, I have met the representatives of the parties, who have confirmed to me that they maintain their well-known positions vis-a- vis the item on the Council's agenda. On the basis of those meetings, as President, with the consent of the members of the Council, I have drawn the conclusion that the Council can proceed to take a decision on the draft resolution before it. If I hear no objection, I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. There being no objection, it is so decided. A vote was taken by show of hands.”
2003-06-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4771 (2003) · source
“The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them document S/2003/572, containing the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Operation in Cyprus. Members of the Council also have before them document 5/2003/635, which contains the text of a draft resolution prepared in the course of the Council's prior consultations. It is my understanding that the Security Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it.”
2003-06-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4771 (2003) · source
“I thank Mr. Annabi for his clarifications. There are no further speakers inscribed on my list. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 12.45 pm.”
2003-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4770 (2003) · source
“I thank the representative of Greece for the kind words he addressed to me. I now give the floor to Mr. Annabi to respond to comments and questions raised.”
2003-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4770 (2003) · source
“I thank the representative of Serbia and Montenegro for the kind words he addressed to me. The next speaker on my list is the representative of Greece. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2003-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4770 (2003) · source
“It could have consequences that are too far- reaching. This is too serious a matter for us to take a decision that will last 99 years. I share the view expressed by the representative of Mexico: we would expect that the assessments given by Council members today will be borne in mind by the UNMIK leadership in Kosovo in their continuing efforts for the full and comprehensive implementation of resolution 1244 (1999). I now resume my functions as President of the Council. The next speaker on my list is the representative of Serbia and Montenegro. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2003-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4770 (2003) · source
“The international presences must strengthen their oversight of this process, and must not allow abuses or attempts to use the Provisional Institutions for political purposes and turn Kosovo into a quasi-State structure. The process of the transfer of competencies can in no way be a substitute for a fundamental decision in principle on the status of the region, which must be taken at a later stage and exclusively on the basis of resolution 1244 (1999). We deeply regret the serious interruptions in dialogue between UNMIK and the Belgrade authorities. We believe it is necessary to take urgent steps to restore constructive cooperation between them, which will enable us to avert collisions, such as the one that came about on the head of UNMIK's regulation on land-use rights. We have a serious concern about that regulation.”
2003-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4770 (2003) · source
“We call on UNMIK to take a more active and consistent position in countering the growth of radical movements in the region and the assertion of their legitimacy. Due to the lack of progress in those areas, there is also a serious impediment to establishing a dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina. We support the concept of "standards before status". The process of transferring some competencies to the Provisional Institutions must be constructed strictly in accordance with resolution 1244 (1999) and must move forward at a pace that is, above all, determined by the effectiveness of the work of those bodies in areas in which they have received all necessary competencies.”
2003-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4770 (2003) · source
“We are concerned by the maintenance of the Kosovo Protection Corps (KPC) as a paramilitary successor of the KLA. Ignoring decisions of the Security Council, the KPC leadership is blatantly trying to turn the Corps into an army for an independent Kosovo. I am not even referring to the commission of terrorist acts by Corps members, such as the sabotage of a bridge in Svecan, which was also referred to today. Unfortunately, the reaction of the UNMIK leadership was confined to placing a one-month travel ban on Corps workers abroad, which has already ended. We are convinced that, in its current guise, the KPC is a potential source of destabilization in the region, capable of inciting a new wave of violence on multi-ethnic soil.”
2003-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4770 (2003) · source
“Among these is the Regional Assembly resolution on the "war values" of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) and the draft legislation on the census, which, if adopted, could be used for the arbitrary redrawing of the ethnic map of Kosovo. Such actions are being undertaken in spite of the clearly articulated negative position taken by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and as a challenge to the United Nations and the Security Council. Without radical improvement of the situation in that regard, we cannot expect the full participation of minority representatives in the work of the Provisional Institutions of Self-Government and in disbanding parallel structures. Our common challenge is to promote normal conditions for the constructive participation of all Kosovan communities in the work of regional and municipal bodies.”
2003-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4770 (2003) · source
“We must double and treble the efforts of the international presences to fundamentally alter the entire atmosphere in the region, where there are still extremist forces creating a breeding ground for continued violence. International legal defence organizations - particularly Amnesty International in its 2003 report - have noted serious violations of minority rights in the region. The idea of building a multi-ethnic society in Kosovo is bogged down and the level of trust between the Kosovan communities is in fact back to square one. The leaders of the Provisional Institutions of Self- Government frequently shirk their obligations under resolution 1244 (1999) and the Constitutional Framework. Moreover, they are attempting to promote decisions that incite ethnic hatred.”
2003-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4770 (2003) · source
“The main conclusion today is that, four years after the deployment of special missions to the area, local citizens continue to lack equal conditions of security and freedom of movement. There is ongoing ethnically motivated violence, oppression and discrimination against minorities, particularly the Serb minority. The most flagrant example, though by no means the only one, was the brutal murder on 4 June of a Serbian family - an 80-year-old couple and their son - in Obilic. The Security Council has vigorously condemned that crime and has supported the effort of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and the Kosovo Force (KFOR) to arrest the culprits and bring them to justice. Moreover, it is clear that we need to do more than ensure that all such crimes are punished.”
2003-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4770 (2003) · source
“I will now make a statement in my capacity as representative of the Russian Federation. As all other Council members have stated, we are grateful to Assistant Secretary-General Hedi Annabi, for his thorough briefing on developments in Kosovo and in Serbia and Montenegro. As noted, today is the fourth anniversary of the adoption in this Chamber of resolution 1244 (1999), which set the principles and parameters for a settlement in Kosovo. There is no doubt that, since then, huge efforts have gone into reaching a settlement, and considerable progress has been made. Mr. Annabi and Council members spoke about that today. However, they also emphasized that the problem is far from resolved. Problems outnumber solutions.”
2003-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4770 (2003) · source
“The President (spoke in Russian): In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations, and in the absence of objection, I shall take it that the Security Council agrees to extend an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure to Mr. Hedi Annabi, Assistant Secretary- General for Peacekeeping Operations. There being no objection, it is so decided. I invite Mr. Annabi to take a seat at the Council table. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. At this meeting, the Security Council will hear a briefing by Mr. Hedi Annabi, Assistant Secretary- General for Peacekeeping Operations. I give the floor to Mr. Annabi.”
2003-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4770 (2003) · source
“I should like to inform the Council that I have received letters from the representatives of Greece and Serbia and Montenegro, in which they request to be invited to participate in the discussion of the item on the Council's agenda. In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite those representatives to participate in the discussion, without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 ofthe Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Sahovic' (Serbia and Montenegro) took a seat at the Council table; Mr. Vassilakis (Greece) took the seat reserved for him at the side of the Council Chamber.”
2003-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4770 (2003) · source
“In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations, I should now like to invite Council members to informal consultations to continue our discussion of this subject. The meeting rose at I] am.”
2003-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4768 (2003) · source
“I thank Mr. Blix for his comprehensive briefing. Taking note of the intention of Mr. Blix to retire from his post at the end of June, I wish, on behalf of the members of the Council, to express our sincere gratitude to Mr. Blix for his service, as well as our appreciation for the efforts made by him and his team to implement the mandate of the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) in accordance with the Security Council's resolutions. The members of the Council also pay tribute to Mr. Blix for his leadership and for the dedicated and professional manner in which he has guided the work of UNMOVIC in pursuit of the disarmament of Iraq.”
2003-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4768 (2003) · source
“Members of the Council have before them document S/2003/580, which contains a note by the Secretary-General transmitting the report of the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission. At this meeting, the Security Council will hear a briefing by Mr. Hans Blix, Executive Chairman of the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission. I now give him the floor.”
2003-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4768 (2003) · source
“The situation between Iraq and Kuwait Note by the Secretary-General (S/2003/580) The President (spoke in Russian): In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations, I shall take it that the Security Council agrees to extend an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure to Mr. Hans Blix, Executive Chairman of the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission. It is so decided. I invite Mr. Blix to take a seat at the Council table. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations.”
2003-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4768 (2003) · source
“As this is the first meeting of the Security Council for the month of June, I should like to take the opportunity to pay tribute, on behalf of the Council, to Mr. Munir Akram, Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations, for his service as President of the Security Council for the month of May. I am sure I speak for all members of the Council in expressing deep appreciation to Ambassador Munir Akram for the great diplomatic skill with which he conducted the Council's business last month. Adoption of the agenda The agenda was adopted.”
2003-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4768 (2003) · source
“On the whole, agreement on resolution 1483 (2003) reaffirmed the desire of all members of the Council constructively to find generally acceptable agreements that will genuinely help the Iraqi people to regain full sovereignty as soon as possible. We are convinced that this task must remain central to our future efforts.”
2003-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4761 (2003) · source
“We look forward to receiving from coalition forces, as requested in the resolution, information on their efforts to find traces of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction programmes. We hope that the corresponding provisions of the resolution will make it possible, de jure and de facto, finally to reach closure on this issue and to implement Council resolutions that seek to prevent the resumption of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction programmes. Also of great importance is the need to complete the implementation of other United Nations resolutions on individuals reported missing during the first Gulf war, on the payment of compensation following that war and on the settlement of Iraq's foreign debt. That should take place in accordance with international standards, inter alia, within the Paris Club.”
2003-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4761 (2003) · source
“All these activities in the interim period will be transparent and will be carried out under the control of the International Advisory and Monitoring Board, with the participation of the plenipotentiary representative of the Secretary-General, who will report back to the Security Council. The resolution clearly reaffirms the need to clarify the issue of Iraqi programmes of weapons of mass destruction, taking into account previous Council decisions as well as the mandates of the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The next opportunity to consider that aspect of the Iraqi settlement will come at the beginning of next month, when the Council receives its regular report from UNMOVIC.”
2003-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4761 (2003) · source
“To that end, apart from the lifting of economic sanctions, within the next six months, the potential of the oil-for-food programme should be actively and fully used, with maximum attention being given to decisions already taken within the framework of the programme at previous stages. It is important that agreement was reached in a gradual transition, without any sudden movements, from humanitarian programmes to new methods of exporting Iraqi oil and spending the export earnings until a legitimate, internationally recognized Iraqi Government is established.”
2003-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4761 (2003) · source
“The resolution assigns an important role to the United Nations, to the Security Council and to the Secretary-General at all stages of the settlement. The Council will regularly monitor the entire process through consideration of reports from the Secretary- General and from representatives of the United States and the United Kingdom about what they are doing in Iraq. It is important that in 12 months' time there will be a thorough Council review of the resolution's implementation, including the elaboration of further steps that might be necessary for an Iraqi settlement. This resolution significantly increases the opportunities for resolving the acute ongoing humanitarian problems facing the Iraqi people and for rehabilitating the devastated infrastructure and restoring a normally functioning economy.”
2003-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4761 (2003) · source
“I would refer, first of all, to the observance by the occupying Powers of international humanitarian law; secondly, to the guaranteeing of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Iraq; and finally, to the speedy restoration, in practice, of the right of the Iraqi people themselves to determine their political future and to gain control over their natural resources. The attainment of those goals should be facilitated by the work of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, who has been entrusted with independent functions in virtually all areas, including participation in the political process, through the creation of an internationally recognized Government of Iraq. The Special Representative would have direct access to Iraqi political forces and to other countries of the Middle East region.”
2003-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4761 (2003) · source
“The fact that this was largely possible attests to the recognition by all Council members that the legitimate and just settlement of the Iraqi problem is possible only on a collective basis, and based on the United Nations Charter, which provides reliable legal frameworks for resolving the most complex tasks of our day. Of course, the resolution that was worked out as a result of these negotiations does not give final answers to all questions on the Iraqi settlement. Its significance is primarily that it creates an international legal basis for joint efforts to be made by the entire international community to deal with the crisis and outlines clear guidelines and principles for those efforts.”
2003-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4761 (2003) · source
“Mr. Lavrov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): Resolution 1483 (2003), adopted today by the Security Council, is of particular importance for the Iraqi people and also for the future activities of the United Nations on key problems relating to the maintenance of international peace and security in new conditions. The Russian Federation is pleased at the results obtained during the negotiations. Definitely - and many colleagues stressed this point - there was compromise. But, to make this compromise possible, all participants in the negotiations took steps to accommodate one another, even on matters where it seemed at first to be difficult to narrow the gaps between initial positions.”
2003-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4761 (2003) · source
“We are firmly convinced that the future lies in collective efforts to solve problems of general concern to today's world.”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753 (2003) · source
“In this connection, the main responsibility for the settlement of disputes lies with the parties themselves, and no one can replace them in that regard. The Russian Federation, fully realizing its responsibility as a permanent member of the Security Council, is prepared to continue to promote the search for ways to enhance the effectiveness of the Council's efforts to prevent, and find peaceful settlements to, disputes and armed conflicts. The evolution of peace processes will dictate the need to develop norms of international law and adapt them to new realities. However, such work must be carried out collectively, on the solid base of the United Nations Charter, which will enable us to come up with agreed-upon decisions whose legitimacy would not be in doubt.”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753 (2003) · source
“The international community has a heightened understanding of the nature of current threats and challenges and of the imperative need for multilateral efforts to overcome them, and of the unprecedented scope of the tasks facing the United Nations and its Security Council in this sphere. As never before, the Council's ability to produce a quick and adequate response to emerging threats to global peace is of enormous significance. An important role is played by the Secretary-General and his representatives in various regions and by special missions of the Security Council, as well as by regional organizations. A vital and capable United Nations is a key instrument for collectively working on joint measures to confront the threats on the basis of strengthening and developing a collective security system as set forth in the Charter.”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753 (2003) · source
“The approval of the draft presidential statement prepared for today's meeting at the initiative of Pakistan is intended as a substantial contribution to our joint efforts in carrying out one of the major Charter tasks of the Organization as a whole and in particular of the Security Council: the peaceful settlement of disputes and armed conflicts and the prevention and elimination of threats to peace and other violations of the peace. Recent events have once again reaffirmed the importance of all States showing political will and consistently being guided by the tenets of the Charter. These include the observance of the principle of the non-use of force in international relations, except as provided for in the Charter.”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753 (2003) · source
“It has a wealth of experience in peacekeeping and in the mobilization and coordination of international and national resources, and it has a broad range of resources in this area. I would like to say that this machinery can also be fully applied to the prevention of conflicts and disputes. In that context, it is important to observe the generally accepted norms and principles of international law, including the decisions of the Security Council, which lay the foundation for a comprehensive strategy to prevent disputes and armed conflicts. Foremost among those decisions is resolution 1366 (2001). We also note what is taking place now in the General Assembly. The final touches are being scrupulously applied to a draft resolution on the same question.”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753 (2003) · source
“Mr. Lavrov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We are glad to welcome you, Mr. Minister, as you preside over this meeting, at which, at your initiative, we are considering a very important and multi-faceted topic. We are also grateful to the Secretary-General for his statement and to our distinguished guests, Mr. Nabil Elaraby, Mr. Jamsheed Marker and Sir Brian Urquhart, for their contributions to our work. I hope that their experience, their wisdom and the arguments that they have made for the pacific settlement of disputes and conflicts will help us to find the right solutions in these difficult times. The Security Council has an important role in the pacific settlement of disputes and armed conflicts. It is an organ with a unique international legal legitimacy.”
2003-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4753 (2003) · source
“For its part, Russia will continue to do everything it can in order to maintain and strengthen international cooperation to counter terrorism.”
2003-05-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4752 (2003) · source
“Such a holistic and systemic approach, based on the principles of universality and multilateralism, will be advanced by General Assembly resolution 57/145 - adopted as a result of a Russian initiative - on responding to global threats and challenges. With regard to the international legal basis for countering terrorism, we must express our disappointment at the stagnation in work on the draft comprehensive convention against terrorism and the draft convention against nuclear terrorism. The lack of progress on those issues stems from political, not legal, causes, and will only play into the hands of terrorists. We call upon all States to demonstrate the will and wisdom to reach agreement on those two draft conventions as soon as possible.”
2003-05-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4752 (2003) · source
“Such interaction with regional organizations must become as regular and substantive as possible so that the CTC can increasingly rely on the growing practical engagement of regional organizations in carrying out specific counter-terrorism tasks. An equally important role in countering terrorism is also to be played by a number of United Nations bodies, under the overall leadership of the Security Council. Terrorism is a mortal danger. It can be dealt with only by finding ways to end other destructive manifestations of our time - transnational organized crime, drug trafficking, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and other social and economic ills.”
2003-05-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4752 (2003) · source
“It is becoming increasingly difficult for terrorists to find a safe haven in which to hide from justice. The mobilization of regional efforts is an important new element in the global anti-terrorist system. It is heartening to note not only the strengthening of existing structures at this level, but also the establishment of new ones. There was deservedly broad approval of the special CTC meeting of 6 March, in which representatives of regional and subregional organizations and of the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization took part. We welcome the idea of holding another such meeting in October this year, to be convened by the Organization of American States.”
2003-05-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4752 (2003) · source
“The global community is employing new methods to counter the current threat of terrorism. The Security Council has played the primary role in safeguarding international peace and security from terrorism. The Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) was established in the wake of the tragic events of 11 September 2001, and it remains the leading element in the global anti-terrorist architecture. The powerful policy and legal impetus provided by resolution 1373 (2001), as well as ministerial statements and Council decisions on countering terrorism, are producing tangible results. A majority of countries are actively enhancing their anti-terrorist legislation. There are more than 250 accession to the universal anti-terrorist conventions since the adoption of resolution 1373 (2001). Bilateral cooperation is growing.”
2003-05-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4752 (2003) · source
“Mr. Lavrov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): Like my other colleagues, I too would like to welcome Prime Minister Aznar of Spain to the Council Chamber. I also wish to thank him for his important statement. We are confident that, as chair of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC), Spain and Ambassador Arias will further implement the Committee's mandate under resolution 1373 (2001) and will ensure the continuity of the work already done by building upon the traditions established by the United Kingdom during Ambassador Greenstock's chairmanship of the Committee. Time has proven the strategic validity of building a global counter-terrorism system, specifically under the auspices of the United Nations. Global anti-terrorist solidarity is growing, and the coalition of States committed to it is expanding.”
2003-05-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4752 (2003) · source
“The other components of the oil- for-food programme could be resumed under United Nations control while some sanctions remain in effect and legitimate authority has not been established in Baghdad during this period. We believe that a debate on all of these issues should be initiated in the Security Council and that we must decide how we can reach agreement on these questions. We are prepared for such discussions and the sooner we launch them the better it will be, in particular for the people of Iraq.”
2003-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4748 (2003) · source
“We believe, as the President of Russia suggested, that we must first identify the action to be undertaken to resolve the humanitarian problems of Iraq above and beyond the steps that have already been taken. Secondly, we must determine how to resolve the issue of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction. This question is of concern to all, is directly related to the security situation in the region and the non-proliferation regime, and cannot be ignored. Russia is prepared to play a very active role in supporting the activities of the inspectors in Iraq. In this context, we must pursue and conclude the inspections in the post-war period. With regard to humanitarian questions, we are prepared at this early stage to ease or even suspend certain sanctions directly and exclusively relating to humanitarian goods.”
2003-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4748 (2003) · source
“We are convinced - and here we agree with the Secretary- General - that we must clearly define what the United Nations role and the role of the Security Council will be at all stages of the post-war rebuilding of Iraq. A special point on this issue was made yesterday by Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia, after his meeting with Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom. The Secretary-General also raised this point today. As the President of Russia stressed, we do not rule out the possibility that a settlement could be effected in Iraq without United Nations participation. Indeed, the war was launched without United Nations authorization, but we doubt whether any settlement achieved without United Nations participation would be enduring, effective or just.”
2003-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4748 (2003) · source
“Finally, with regard to Timor-Leste and the experience of complex settlement solutions, it is necessary, it is important that a flexible approach be adopted, along with quick, clear reactions to changes in the situation in the country, which is in a post-conflict phase. This is extremely important for the success of United Nations activities in the post-conflict settlement phase. In conclusion, all of these lessons must, to a certain extent, be taken into account with regard to post-war restoration in Iraq. The Secretary-General appealed to us about this today, and the President of the General Assembly also mentioned this point, as have many other participants in our discussion.”
2003-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4748 (2003) · source
“We believe the Council could think about using that base to work out a system of comprehensive guarantees of non-interference in the internal affairs of Afghanistan. The peacekeeping lessons from Sierra Leone show how dangerous it is to let one's attention wander with regard to post-conflict social and economic restoration. There we have seen a decrease in interest of international donors in these tasks. In our view, this means that the post-conflict process has not been completed. In turn, this has become one of the reasons why this conflict has spilled over into neighbouring African countries.”
2003-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4748 (2003) · source
“This is largely because the settlement is taking place on the basis of principles that were agreed to by the Afghans themselves, with the coordinating, even leading, role played by the United Nations. Those principles were endorsed unanimously by the Security Council. We think this is a guarantee for eventual success in Afghanistan. At this crucial stage, when we are leading up to the Constitutional Loya Jirga and the general elections, the coordinating functions of the United Nations in Afghanistan are more important than ever. An important responsibility is entrusted to the countries of the region, including complying with the Kabul Declaration on Good-Neighbourly Relations, which was supported by the Security Council.”
2003-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4748 (2003) · source
“Another conclusion with relation to the Kosovo question is that a particular responsibility is borne by the parties involved in a conflict. Unfortunately, the positive changes achieved in the Kosovo settlement were achieved basically due to the efforts of the international presence in that province, whereas the temporary self-governing bodies have often hampered these efforts and abused the powers entrusted to them, and have even tried to subvert basic Security Council resolutions, for instance resolution 1244 (1999). This is an important lesson we must take into account with regard to other situations. Now in Afghanistan things are complex, but that situation is moving towards settlement.”
2003-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4748 (2003) · source
“With the participation of the United Nations specialized agencies, a comprehensive approach requires that there be no gap when making the transition from one aspect of conflict resolution to another. It is important that the Security Council provide the political support for the peace-building efforts in those cases when the central role is shifted to the specialized agencies. I want to say a few words about the situations that were proposed for our discussion today. A graphic example of the importance of a comprehensive approach is Kosovo, Serbia and Montenegro. Here, there is close cooperation not only between the various components of the United Nations system, but also between the regional organizations that make an important contribution to the overall cause.”
2003-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4748 (2003) · source
“Mr. Lavrov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): Today's topic is very current. Unless there is a comprehensive approach to conflict resolution I do not think it is possible to hope for any possibility of restoring lasting peace in countries that have emerged from a crisis. Experience has shown that the United Nations peacekeeping operations are becoming increasingly complex and include more and more peace-building components. In this connection, coordination between the Security Council and other organs of the United Nations is particularly important. This has already been spoken of today, and we are delighted to welcome the President of the General Assembly and the President of the Economic and Social Council to our meeting.”
2003-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4748 (2003) · source
“We agree with the view of the Secretary-General regarding the need to establish dialogue, in a constructive spirit, between Belgrade and Pristina on practical issues. That is the key to resolving that many problems that continue to impede the full implementation of resolution 1244 (1999) as a whole.”
2003-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4742 (2003) · source