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Pankin

lines on the record: 279
first: 2010-05-12
most recent: 2014-11-24
sittings or episodes: 44
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“We look forward to constructive and productive cooperation with all partners in the interests of the fuller implementation of the provisions of resolution 1540 (2004) so as to prevent weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery from falling into the hands of non-State actors, especially terrorists. In our view, the objectives of the resolution have never been more relevant.”
2014-11-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7319 (2014) · source
“For the past 10 years, a good deal has been done to implement that legally binding international document. The vast majority of United Nations Member States have submitted their first implementation reports. However, much remains to be done. The delivery of technical assistance to States remains apriority ofthe Committee's work. It is of vital importance that the 1540 Committee be able to effectively implement its functions as central coordinator of global implementation efforts to implement the resolution and to identify goals and priorities. Russia, for its part, will continue to participate actively in that work. In that context, we call for attention to be directed to countries that have not yet submitted their first national reports.”
2014-11-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7319 (2014) · source
“We held a thorough discussion on a wide range of topics related to preventing weapons of mass destruction and their systems of delivery from falling into the hands of non-State actors. Our agreed presidential statement S/PRST/2014/7 will serve as a guideline for the 1540 Committee's work in the period leading to the comprehensive review in 2016. All ofus, as responsible members ofthe international community, have common long-term interests in non-proliferation. One of the major challenges is to achieve the full implementation of resolution 1540 (2004) by all countries. We note that in resolution 1540 (2004), all three categories of weapons of mass destruction - nuclear, chemical and biological - are integrally linked, confirming the equal danger of any of them falling into the hands of terrorists.”
2014-11-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7319 (2014) · source
“Mr. Pankin (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We are grateful to Mr. Oh Joon, Permanent Representative ofthe Republic ofKorea, for his briefing on the work of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004). In view of the fact that this is his final briefing as Chairman of the Committee, we would like to thank the Ambassador and the entire Korean delegation on their leadership of this subsidiary body of the Council for the past two years. We cannot fail to mention the useful work of the Group of Experts in providing substantive support to the Committee. A recent milestone was the convening on 7 May of the Council's high-level open debate on the theme of non-proliferation (see S/PV.7169).”
2014-11-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7319 (2014) · source
“Lastly, as Iunderstand it, the Ukrainian representative asked me here and now to an answer the question why several hundred units and vast amounts of Russian military equipment are being concentrated on the Ukrainian border. First, I cannot answer because I do not know if that is true or what sources of information are being cited. Those are horrific numbers; they are very striking, even to me. I am ready to respond to that question in a more specific manner. It will be agreed that the equipment and the Russian armed forces are on the territory of my country and are not threatening Ukraine. They are not leaving my country. Thus, inciting such emotions in the Security Council, as if there were going to be such huge attack on Ukraine, does not help the constructive discussions that all here are counselling and that we too endorse.”
2014-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7311 (2014) · source
“We think we could win this war based on the Croatian scenario. In 1991, Croatia began the war and it ended in 1995 as a result of successful special operations." As we can see, there is not a single word about the implementation ofthe Minsk agreement here, just about a victory on the battlefield. Secondly, of course some activities do not help the situation from the Ukrainian perspective. For example, with respect to the serious matter of the delimitation of territory, an agreement had been almost 80 per cent concluded. Then suddenly on 28 October, the Ukrainian representative General Dumansky, without offering any reasons, annulled an accord in which over 80 per cent of the lines of opposing forces had been delimited.”
2014-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7311 (2014) · source
“I would like to cite two statements, the first made by Yuri Lytsenko, an adviser to the President of Ukraine, on 24 October, before the elections, on the Ukrainian radio. He said: "The ceasefire and the achievement of peace are going to work in our favour. All four tank factories are working three shifts. Several hundred armed vehicles have been fully rebuilt and have entered the anti-terrorist operation area. We need the ceasefire regime to receive high-tech equipment and military and financing assistance from the West." Markiyan Lubkivsky, an adviser to the head of the Security Service of Ukraine, also said on the national radio, on 2 November and again on 7 November: "Sooner or later, we are going to have to engage in very proactive activities" and that "we will need three or four years to resolve the situation.”
2014-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7311 (2014) · source
“Mr. Pankin (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): I do not want to engage in polemics with the Permanent Representative of Ukraine, but all the same I wish to call attention to a few things. First, I have said, and I repeat, that of course the ceasefire and the normalization of the situation are the key tasks, but they require trust. When we heard the statements of Ukraine's representatives in late October, early November and more recently, we were convinced that Kyiv was not committed to a diplomatic solution to the conflict. From the very beginning, the Kyiv authorities have made no secret of the fact that the ceasefire would be used for a realignment of forces and the pursuit of military activities. In the framework of what I have said, there is only one truth.”
2014-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7311 (2014) · source
“It is particularly important that the elected representatives received a mandate to resolve the practical issues of restoring normal life in the region. They pose no threats to the Minsk agreements and the peace process. Moreover, they present a unique opportunity for launching a sustainable dialogue between the central Ukrainian authorities and the representatives of Donbas, with the goal of finding comprehensive political solutions that can eliminate the accumulated disagreements. We have been talking since the spring about the fact that there is no alternative to an inclusive dialogue conducted on a mutually respectful and equal basis. It is high time for Kyiv to fulfil the obligations it undertook in Geneva, particularly given that it now has representative partners in the negotiations.”
2014-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7311 (2014) · source
“In the worsening circumstances, such accusations are simply amoral. And we have had enough of the fabrications and distortions on this subject. Kyiv is informed about every humanitarian convoy fully and in good time, but getting its cooperation is problematic. We get the feeling that it is not very concern about the fate of its own people in those regions. Regarding the elections held in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions on 2 November, over which a number of delegations have expressed exaggerated horror, as if the process was not a democratic one, I would like to emphasize the following points. The Russian Federation respects the will of the people of the south-east as they have expressed it. On the whole, the elections were conducted in an orderly way and oter turn-out was high, and certainly not forced at gunpoint.”
2014-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7311 (2014) · source
“Moreover, it appears that the Chair of the Verkhovna Rada is proposing that it be rescinded. No guarantees of personal security for participants in the consultations were provided. Turning now to the humanitarian aspects of the agreements, we find that instead of taking measures to rebuild Donbas, the Ukrainian Government has established a new order for financing its budgetary institutions and meeting social and pension payments - they have simply been cancelled. How can there be any talk of trust from ordinary people's point of view when their homes being bombed and they themselves lack the wherewithal to live? In that regard, we reject any accusations directed at Russia's efforts to send humanitarian convoys carrying food, medicines and building materials to Donetsk and Luhansk.”
2014-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7311 (2014) · source
“We are concerned about President Poroshenko's decision to recall the law on a special status for specific areas of Luhansk and Donetsk provinces. After all, that is a cornerstone of the Minsk agreements, which will essentially be made completely null and void. The law was not ideal and had limited legitimacy; the previous convocation of the Verkhovna Rada did not indicate the boundaries of the districts that would have special status, and the date of 7 December for elections cited in the law was notdiscussed with representatives from Donetsk and Luhansk and violated Ukraine's own Constitution. Despite that, the law could have become a basis for further talks between Kyiv and the rebels. Kyiv also failed to implement another important provision of the Minsk agreement, the law granting amnesty to those who have participated in the events.”
2014-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7311 (2014) · source
“It must be clear to everyone that the lack of information on this in the OSCE report creates a false and provocative picture of what has happened. We hope that gap will be filled. We believe that the full, thorough compliance of the parties to the conflict with the Minsk agreement is essential. In that regard, he first major issue is establishing a genuine ceasefire that both sides would observe responsibly. No less important, however, are the elements of the agreements concerning the decentralization of authority and establishing an inclusive nationwide dialogue and measures for improving the humanitarian and economic situation in Donbas. But the Ukrainian authorities are doing none of those things.”
2014-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7311 (2014) · source
“We do not know to whom or how they are accountable. But on 9 November heavy artillery and tanks entered Karlivka; on 8 November Grad and Uragan multiple-launch rocket systems and Scud missile launchers arrived in the Luhansk area, and a group of 500 Ukrainian military entered the Krasna Talivka district in the Luhansk region. On 7 November, 32 tanks approached the eastern outskirts of Horlivka, while 13 tanks, 15 Shilka self- guided anti-aircraft guns, 7 Tochka-U tactical missile launch systems, 6 Grad multiple launch rocket systems and a Smerch multiple rocket launcher headed for Artemivsk. On 6 November a tank convoy entered the outskirts of Yasynuvata in Donetsk province. Those are statistics. Why are these facts not being talked about?”
2014-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7311 (2014) · source
“In the Western capitals and through NATO they are shouting pronouncements about virtual deployment of convoys and fighters from Russian territory. But no one is presenting any real facts to confirm such assertions, because this is all empty talk and the usual propagandistic lies. It should be clear that in the current conditions, the Russia-Ukraine border is subject to particularly careful attention and observation and is easy to monitor, including from space. We are unfortunately compelled to admit that we are discouraged by the almost complete lack of reaction from the OSCE Mission concerning the movements and strengthening of positions of the Ukrainian armed forces and its other armed sub-divisions, which, by the way, have their own "Daddies", as one of our colleagues expressed it here in the Chamber.”
2014-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7311 (2014) · source
“Cluster munitions fired from the same position at the beginning of October killed some workers from the International Committee of the Red Cross. In the Russian language the word "truth" exists only in the singular. It has no plural, unlike the word "lie", and in the context of that silenced truth, it would seem logical that the strengthened rebel positions the OSCE monitors have seen are in areas that are under constant attack by the armed forces. Apparently Kyiv's fear of the rebel forces is so great that in order to justify their failures and the massive deployment ofpeople and equipment to the front, we are once again hearing loud assertions about Russia sending weapons and members of its regular army.”
2014-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7311 (2014) · source
“On the contrary, during the entire period of the ceasefire we have seen Ukrainian forces concentrated along almost all the front lines. It is important to note that that concentration of the Ukrainian forces is taking place very close to the cities of Donbas, which the rebels are forced to protect. As a result, there have been clashes between the parties along the front lines. Innocent civilians are being killed every day, especially in territory controlled by the Ukrainian armed forces in the residential areas of Avdeyevka and Peski. There is systematic shelling in residential areas of Donetsk near the airport. On 6 November, a mortar shell launched from that neighbourhood in a north-westerly direction - which has been confirmed by the OSCE monitors - fell on a Donetsk sports school soccer field, killing two boys and injuring three.”
2014-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7311 (2014) · source
“At the same time, we believe that inviting international players acting under an OSCE mandate to Security Council meetings is not totally appropriate, not to mention that it distracts them from their direct obligations and unnecessarily politicizes practical activities. The fact that inviting them was for precisely that purpose has been confirmed by the statements we have heard today by several Council members, who have used our platform and the OSCE representatives not to constructively seek a solution to an internal Ukrainian crisis, but rather to make another foray into propaganda, with new flourishes. The situation in the Donetsk and Luhansk provinces unquestionably remains tense. The ceasefire regime is not being fully complied with, and the withdrawal of heavy weaponry and equipment has not begun.”
2014-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7311 (2014) · source
“Mr. Pankin (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): At the outset, I would call on my colleagues on the Security Council not to turn the Council's meetings into farces of rabid hysterics. We carefully listened to the briefing ofthe Assistant Secretary-General ad interim for PoliticalAffairs, Mr. Toynberg-Frandzen and thank him for the information provided. We also thank the Chief Monitor of the Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, Mr. Apakan, and the representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office of the OSCE, Ms. Tagliavini. We were interested to hear the evaluations of those who are directly working on the ground every day to resolve the situation in south-eastern the Ukraine.”
2014-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7311 (2014) · source
“By way of conclusion - and I know this is a lengthy statement - I should like to note that the Court faces a complex set of tasks in delivering justice in complex conditions that require a very delicate process and a careful, tried and balanced approach regarding the legal activities undertaken. We wish the Court every possible success in this respect.”
2014-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7285 (2014) · source
“But let us not forget that the ICC, unlike ad hoc tribunals, was not created by a Security Council decision, so the Council cannot automatically take upon itselfthe functions of the enforcement of ICC decisions. For these same reasons, we do not deem it justified to further institutionalize relations between the Council and the ICC, even less to create new special structures or artificially expand existing mandates or structures. In our View, the reasons for States' lack of willingness to cooperate with the ICC to a large extent lie within the Rome Statute itself, as well as with the Court's accumulated practice, including on bringing to justice senior public officials of States. For example, the Court's interpretation of the immunity of these individuals has been somewhat ambiguous.”
2014-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7285 (2014) · source
“Here States parties to the Rome Statute ask on a regular basis about the follow- up activities of the Council regarding the cases that are referred by it to the ICC. No one, we are sure, would claim that the Council does not cooperate with the ICC. Confirmation of this is the fact that twice a year we hear and discuss detailed reports by the Prosecutor of the Court on cases referred to the ICC. Ms. Bensouda also Visits the Council in the context of its consideration of other items, as she did today, for example. The Council today therefore has robust channels for interaction with the Court and opportunities for the consideration of emerging issues. We stand ready to continue to participate in such work.”
2014-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7285 (2014) · source
“Here it has solid experience, including the creation of special ad hoc tribunals and its participation in the setting up of other judicial bodies with an international element. The creation in 2002 ofthe ICC led to a new partner to work with the United Nations as an organization independent from the United Nations. The Court and the United Nations must cooperate within the framework of their mandate and, of course, with mutual respect for their prerogatives. As we can see in the annual reports of the Court to the General Assembly as well as its Prosecutor's briefings to the Council, the key problem for the ICC's operations remains the low level of cooperation between States and the Court, inter alia, in enforcing the relevant arrest warrants.”
2014-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7285 (2014) · source
“Regarding the parameters for the cooperation of the Security Council with the International Criminal Court (ICC), we are in no way certain that this needs to be discussed in principle within the context of the methods ofwork ofthe Security Council. This topic, we believe, touches on a great many aspects of the nature of the Court itself and its basic founding documents. The issues of cooperation between the United Nations and the ICC are also guided by a separate agreement between the two. But on the substance ofthis issue, we would note the following. In carrying out its mandate of maintaining international peace and security, the Security Council consistently deals with issues of impunity.”
2014-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7285 (2014) · source
“Quite often we are faced with narrow approaches that disregard the views of interested States and that also contain a subjective assessment of the level of terrorist threat. In our View, it would be more important, given today's realities, to, rather than create new structures, enhance the existing sanctions mechanism. Achieving that objective will, of course, hinge on the implementation by States of the relevant commitments in that context. We deem unwarranted any references to national judicial bodies ignoring the restrictions imposed by the Security Council. Such an approach brings into question the prerogatives of the Council and the coordinating role of this international Organization in combating terrorism.”
2014-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7285 (2014) · source
“We believe that their implementation will lead only to a dilution of the sanctions regime and undermine the principles fundamental to the work of the Committee. The initiative to expand the mandate of the Ombudsperson to other sanctions bodies of the Security Council will require careful work and must be considered in the light of the experience gained by the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) concerning Al-Qaida and associated individuals and entities, which, we must be honest, is somewhat ambiguous. We take note of the large volume of work carried out by the Ombudsperson in considering delisting requests, but we are forced to note that the practical activity of this institution is not always up to the tasks before it.”
2014-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7285 (2014) · source
“In conclusion, I can say that the Security Council continues to react in a flexible way to the intensification of international relations that has led to the expansion of the Council's agenda. Its working methods are constantly evolving and are being improved as realities dictate. It was with great interest that we listened to the briefing by the Ombudsman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011), Ms. Kimberly Prost. Her current authority in enshrined in resolution 2161 (2014); her role provides the optimal level of transparency and fairness in the procedures of the Committee's work. In that regard, there are serious questions with regard to proposals aimed at expanding the mandate of the Ombudsman.”
2014-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7285 (2014) · source
“We believe that the Council must respond to the demands of the States Members of the Organization in a relevant way and review the method by which the report is drawn up. We would propose, inter alia, not overburdening the document with statistics and data, which are in any case accessible on the website of the Security Council, and which are an unnecessary use of budgetary resources. Instead, we would propose changing the format for the introduction of the report, including an assessment of the work of the Security Council by each delegation serving as a member thereof, which would add a purely analytical component to the document and allow every delegation to express its views regarding the outcome of the work of the Council for the year.”
2014-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7285 (2014) · source
“In October, members of the Group agreed to a note that was prepared upon our initiative, namely, a note of the President of the Security Council on the issue of the order of taking the floor in Council, the first such type in nearly 70 years of operation of this United Nations body. We are also working on another draft note, which is designed to tidy up the practice of holding Arria Formula meetings. Finally, this month, we submitted a draft note on the issue of the preparation of the annual report of the Security Council to the General Assembly. With regard to that document, we often hear criticism related, first and foremost, to its informational nature and the lack of an analytical component.”
2014-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7285 (2014) · source
“All of that, I repeat, unfortunately falls outside the parameters of "methods of work of the Security Council" and of course bears no relation to the working methods of the Security Council or the basic Charter provision for the right of veto. We share the view that only painstaking work on improving the methods of work of the Security Council can make it even more effective and in keeping with the realities of the day. To that end, under the chairmanship of Argentina, we have a successful and fruitfully operating Informal Working Group on Documentation and Other Procedural Questions. We note that the Working Group meets on a regular basis and with the rational and constructive cooperation of all interested Members of the Organization. We have participated actively in the work of the Group.”
2014-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7285 (2014) · source
“We deem that the Council should focus on country subjects and issues where it can and indeed must take concrete decisions. We also understand the reasons for concerns regarding whether the Council resorts too often to Chapter VII, including the imposition of sanctions, especially, to put it gently, with respect to the possibly ambiguous humanitarian consequences. In that respect, I would like to underscore that Russia has consistently championed a more active use by the Security Council of the instruments of preventive diplomacy, investing in the development of measures and mechanisms for the peaceful settlement of conflicts and crises. We must more fully and more broadly use the provisions of Chapter VI and Chapter VIII of the Charter.”
2014-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7285 (2014) · source
“The objectives of changes and improvements in the work of the Security Council must, by definition, enhance the effectiveness and the rapid response capacity in Council's operations, for a more optimal, comprehensive implementation of the tasks before it, namely, to maintain international peace and security, for which the Council naturally bears the primary responsibility within the United Nations system. Very often we hear criticisms of the Council that it encroaches upon the competencies of other United Nations bodies. We share such concerns. Our colleagues on the Council know full well that we show restraint vis-a-vis the consideration of initiatives to discuss thematic topics, in particular generic ones in the socioeconomic, humanitarian, health and human rights fields, inter alia.”
2014-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7285 (2014) · source
“Mr. Pankin (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): Today's meeting, the seventh the Security Council has held on the issue of its working methods, serves as yet another confirmation of the unswerving attention we give to proposals of States Members ofthe United Nations on improving the procedural aspects of the Council's work, subject, of course, to the unchanged understanding that working methods and decisions to modify them fall exclusively within the remit of the Council, and relevant dialogue must be balanced, professional and without any politicization of the topics discussed.”
2014-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7285 (2014) · source
“We also consider it important to note that, at the current critical stage of the negotiating process on the Iranian nuclear programme, any external activity of the Committee - that is, acting outside of its mandate or substituting real action with political statements of any sort - is absolutely unacceptable. To us, this is not the time for such behaviour. We will do everything that falls to us to bring the Iranian nuclear programme issue to a conclusion, including lifting sanctions against Tehran pursuant to resolutions of the Security Council. In that regard, we welcome the holding of the next round of the negotiating process, to take place from 18 to 26 September in New York, and hope that it will reach a successful conclusion.”
2014-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7265 (2014) · source
“Secondly, we agreed to retain in the last paragraph of the report (S/2014/394) the issues highlighted by our Western colleagues. We understand what they are trying to say, but we do not share the concern that some member States might interpret the decisions achieved during the negotiation process on the settlement of the Iranian nuclear programme as a signal of the weakening of the Security Council sanctions regime towards Iran. There is also another important aspect to the issue. Some United Nations Members, wrongly interpreting the Security Council agreed sanctions, have gone outside that framework by instituting unilateral restrictions and limitations that lack a basis in international law. They are harming only themselves, creating complexities that are impossible to resolve at the United Nations.”
2014-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7265 (2014) · source
“In particular, they are not guidelines for action, at least not until the Committee has been able to come to a clear decision on them. We hope that this understanding of our work will be retained in the future. We consider it necessary to address individually several important elements of the Chair's briefing. First, while at our last time on this item (see S/PV.7211) we discussed the incident of the interdiction in the Red Sea of the closed vessel, we should like once again to emphasize that we are not convinced by the experts' allegations with respect to the direct involvement of Iran in that incident. The accusations aimed at Tehran are based on secondary, and not direct evidence. Even if we could prove that there was a violation under paragraph 5 of resolution 1747 (2007), the nature of the specific violation would not be clear.”
2014-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7265 (2014) · source
“Mr. Pankin (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We would like to thank Ambassador Quinlan for his briefing covering the work undertaken during the reporting period by the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006), which he chairs. Given the extension of the mandate of the Panel of Experts tasked with providing that subsidiary body of the Security Council with qualified conclusions on various aspects of the Iranian sanctions mechanism, we wish to focus on two issues that we consider important. First, all the experts' activities, including their data and analysis, are confidential. They cannot automatically be included in documents of the Committee that are meant for broad distribution. Secondly, the conclusions reached by the independent experts reflect only their own viewpoints and are not decisions of the Committee.”
2014-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7265 (2014) · source
“Any successful post-conflict peacebuilding must be based on national responsibility and efforts to enhance the institutional capacities of countries involved in the peacebuilding process and in developing peacebuilding strategies, all undertaken at the earliest stages of post-conflict reconstruction. Russia plays an active role in international efforts towards peacebuilding and the recovery of countries and regions that have undergone armed conflict. We intend to continue increasing our national contribution in line with international efforts and with active participation of our partners.”
2014-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7217 (2014) · source
“It will also be important to consider the functional capacities of those relatively new components and their interaction within the United Nations system, above all with the General Assembly, the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council. It will be important to analyse the lessons learned, including its successes and disappointments, including in specific countries. Such a focused approach will allow us to develop concrete and feasible recommendations to improve the United Nations peacebuilding architecture. We are convinced that any peacebuilding support of the international community must be undertaken with the consent of national Governments and taking into account the particular characteristics of their respective countries.”
2014-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7217 (2014) · source
“We hope that the event will have significant added value in strengthening cooperation among all the participants in the peacebuilding process and facilitate a future open dialogue and exchange of Views on the broad range of issues related to post-conflict recovery. We expect that such forums will be held on a regular basis. The 2015 review of the peacebuilding architecture will seek to improve the Commission's functioning, enhance its practical impact and consolidate its role as the central peacebuilding structure. Priority attention should be focused first and foremost on the work of its various components: the Commission, the Fund and the Peacebuilding Support Office.”
2014-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7217 (2014) · source
“The development of a balanced strategy dictates the need to set the right priorities, with a focus on assistance in addressing the most critical problems and taking into account the particular features of post-conflict situations, without squandering scarce resources on what may at first to be very noble goals. That having been said, the mechanisms and methods of the Commission's work require further adaptation, development and streamlining. Much needs to be done to optimize and enhance the practical impact of its work, including through closer coordination with the Peacebuilding Fund. In that regard, we welcome the first session of the Peacebuilding Commission devoted to the issue of resource mobilization, held in June.”
2014-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7217 (2014) · source
“We are convinced that the Commission's current mandate and unique intergovernmental composition and structure are fully aligned with its role as a key body in the coordination of peacebuilding support. The many positive examples of this include the stabilization of the situations in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Burundi. We need to build on those successes, inter alia, by focusing our efforts on such areas as ongoing security sector reform, progressive socioeconomic development, and the fight against poverty and unemployment. United Nations programmes and funds have a particularly important role to play in that regard. At the same time, negative experiences - such as in Guinea-BissauandtheCentralAfricanRepublic-require a thorough analysis of bottlenecks in peacebuilding efforts.”
2014-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7217 (2014) · source
“The Russian Federation supports the work of the Peacebuilding Commission in enhancing the effectiveness and strengthening the coordination of international efforts in assistance to post-conflict States on the part of the United Nations and the international financial institutions. This should be done in strict respect for the prerogatives of the principal entities of the Organization, the Security Council above all, and in line with the Charter of the United Nations and the principle of State sovereignty. From the moment of its establishment, the Peacebuilding Commission has gained considerable experience, in close cooperation with national Governments, in achieving success.”
2014-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7217 (2014) · source
“That conclusion, which has been reiterated today, has become especially relevant in the light of recent events in various regions of the world, in particular the new waves of instability in several countries of Africa. The United Nations has been assigned a central role in the area of peacebuilding. In that context, we commend the work of peacekeeping missions, peacebuilding offices, the country configurations of the Peacebuilding Commission, United Nations programmes and funds, and regional organizations. We note, moreover, that international cooperation in that field remains fragmented. It is important to ensure a clear division of labour among all the structures involved so that they can work strictly within the scope of their mandates and on the basis of established norms.”
2014-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7217 (2014) · source
“Mr. Pankin (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): I thank the delegation of Rwanda for organizing today's meeting on peacebuilding. I am grateful to the former and current Chairmen of the Peacebuilding Commission, Ambassadors Drobnjak and Patriota, for their informative briefings and skilful leadership ofthe Commission. It is clear to all that the prevention or timely ending of armed conflict is the most effective way to establish conditions to restore lasting peace and security. A decisive role in consolidating the outcome of that process is played by peacebuilding support, which should be delivered in a timely manner and in sufficient quantity and focus on tasks that are directly related to the underlying causes of the conflict.”
2014-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7217 (2014) · source
“We will continue to do everything we can to achieve a final comprehensive resolution of all issues related to the Iranian nuclear programme and for the lifting of the sanctions against Tehran put in place by the relevant resolutions of the Security Council. I now resume my functions as President of the Council. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 4.15 pm.”
2014-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7211 (2014) · source
“For many years, Russian diplomacy has actively worked in the interests of achieving a just settlement on Iran's nuclear programme on the basis of the principles of reciprocity and a step-by-step approach set out by Russian Russia's Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov. In that regard, we welcome the holding in Vienna from 16 to 20 June of another full round of negotiations between the group of six and Iran. The talks were very useful and confirmed the overall readiness to continue cooperating in a constructive vein and to hold detailed discussions. The sides began to work work directly on the text of the future agreement, which will continue during the the next round of negotiations in Vienna from 2 to 15 July.”
2014-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7211 (2014) · source
“While it is very important to have an exchange of experiences among the Council's subsidiary bodies, we believe that the Council's sanctions regimes on Iran and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea differ both in nature and political background. As to the considerations of the experts on the future of the sanctions regime once a comprehensive settlement of the situation concerning the Iranian nuclear programme has been reached, this is an issue beyond the Panel's mandate. The Panel should not interfere in this extremely sensitive process. In particular, it is unacceptable to prejudge its outcome.”
2014-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7211 (2014) · source
“I would also like to touch on the issue of certain initiatives put forward in furtherance of the recommendations of the Panel of Experts in the final report. First, we would like to emphasize that it is unacceptable to use the conclusions until they have been substantively discussed in the Committee. That applies first and foremost to contacts between members of the Panel and other bodies referred to in the report, such as the FATF. Secondly, we do not support considering the possibility ofjoint meetings between the Committees established pursuant to Security Council resolutions 1737 (2006) and 1718 (2006).”
2014-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7211 (2014) · source
“We also have some questions about the recommendations of the Group of Experts, in particular about more active cooperation with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) when it comes to the implementation of the Iran sanctions regime. The Security Council should not impose on countries the establishment of this mechanism or determine the modalities of its work. The provision by States of additional information not mandated by the Council's resolutions, whether to the Committee, the Panel of Experts or other international organizations or mechanisms or on a bilateral basis, can be done only on a voluntary basis. All accountability requirements are set out in the resolutions of the Security Council. We have repeatedly drawn attention to the fact that the practice of clarifications to seek to interpret is unacceptable.”
2014-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7211 (2014) · source