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  1. “We also reaffirm the readiness of the Collective Security Treaty Organization to engage with them, within the context of the Operation Kanal drug interception effort, to implement initiatives - with the coordinating role of the United Nations and the involvement Afghanistan's neighbouring countries, of course - to establish a comprehensive system of counter-narcotic and financial security buffer zones. It is only by pooling efforts that we will achieve our common goal of building an Afghanistan that is a stable, democratic, independent, neutral and prosperous State, free from terrorism and drug-related crime. For our part, we are prepared to continue to provide this country multifaceted assistance in efforts to stabilize the internal situation and ensure sustainable economic development.”

    2011-03-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6497 (2011) · source

  2. “Given the soaring prices for opiates and the great likelihood that Afghan drug production will increase this year, we again draw attention to the need to adopt effective measures to destroy drug crops and laboratories and stop the flow of precursors into Afghanistan. The decision to list drug lords on the Security Council sanctions list still needs to be implemented. The drug threat must be countered jointly. We call on the Government of Afghanistan and the International Security Assistance Force to immediate undertake active counter-narcotics efforts.”

    2011-03-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6497 (2011) · source

  3. “We believe that a useful coordinating role in that regard could be played by such credible regional organizations as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the Collective Security Treaty Organization, which have extremely interesting know-how and experience in their activities in the Afghan area. It is clear that a peaceful and democratic future for Afghanistan cannot emerge without addressing such a critical problem as the illicit production and trafficking in drugs. The magnitude of this problem has reached such dangerous proportions that the international community has rightfully described this scourge as a threat to international peace and security. It should be recalled that drug trafficking continues to be one of the central sources for the financial underpinning of the subversive activities of terrorists and extremists.”

    2011-03-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6497 (2011) · source

  4. “In that connection, the role of the United Nations continues to be crucial in coordinating international civilian efforts to help Afghanistan return to normal life. We are certain that an updated mandate for the United Nations Mission in Afghanistan, which is to be reflected in the draft resolution now being drafted, will fully meet those goals. We have taken note of the assertion in the report of the Secretary-General that expanding regional cooperation and constructive participation by Afghanistan's neighbours constitutes an important element in implementing the Kabul process.”

    2011-03-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6497 (2011) · source

  5. “We support the ultimate goal of a transfer of responsibility for security in the country to national security forces by 2014. Among other things, that goal implies effective measures to increase and appropriately equip the Afghan armed forces and police so that they can independently ensure the security of their citizens. In that regard, the withdrawal of the International Security Assistance Force will be possible only once it has reported to the Security Council that it has implemented its mandate. Additional efforts are also needed to assist in the social and economic rehabilitation of the country. There is also a need to focus on the speedy implementation of projects that are of vital importance, above all in the areas of energy, transport, agriculture and mineral extraction.”

    2011-03-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6497 (2011) · source

  6. “Those kinds of negative trends call for the utmost prudence when implementing a reconciliation programme, which will only be effective if it is carried out with Afghan Government leadership. We therefore support the intention of President Karzai to integrate only those who decide to end violence, take part in the building of a free and open society, respect the Constitution, break with Al-Qaida and other terrorists and work to seek political aims through peaceful means. A crucial element in the reconciliation and reintegration process - and in an Afghan settlement in general - continues to be effective compliance with the sanctions regime imposed by resolution 1267 (1999). 11-2662] Afghanistan stands at the threshold of a new era in its history. The process of Afghanization of governance is now beginning.”

    2011-03-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6497 (2011) · source

  7. “We are also concerned about their expanded use of asymmetrical actions, which are resulting in an ever increasing number of civilian victims, including women and children. While we note the efforts of the international military presences to reduce the number of civilian losses, we share the deep concern of Afghan authorities with regard to ongoing incidents involving civilian losses, including children, during military operations. There is a need to end situations in which insurgents are pushed out of areas where counter- terrorist activities are under way while instability spills over into calmer areas. In that regard, we note in particular the northern part of the country, where a deterioration of the situation could have destabilizing ramifications for neighbouring regions of Central Asia.”

    2011-03-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6497 (2011) · source

  8. “Mr. Pankin (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We are grateful to Mr. Staffan de Mistura for his briefing and we welcome the statement made by Ambassador Tanin, Permanent Representative of Afghanistan. In general, we share the assessments contained in the report of the Secretary-General (S/2011/l20*) on the situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security. We would like to touch on a number of points. We are seriously concerned about the ongoing high level of violence in Afghanistan, compelling evidence of which is provided by statistics in the Secretary-General's report. The terrorist activities of Al-Qaida, the Taliban movement and other terrorist and extremist groups continue unabated.”

    2011-03-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6497 (2011) · source

  9. “In the case of fugitives from either Tribunal being apprehended during the final phase of that Tribunal's operation or after its completion, such fugitives must be tried by the mechanism. Accordingly, the mechanism must have all it needs in order to discharge that function. The Russian Federation is committed to dispensing international criminal justice according to the highest legal standards. There is no doubt that those indicted by the Tribunals who for various reasons are still at large must appear before the Courts. The apprehension of fugitives and the prompt completion of the Tribunals' mandates can be accomplished through the conscientious cooperation of regional States with the Tribunals. We call on those States to make every necessary effort to promote the highest level of cooperation with the Tribunals.”

    2010-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6434 (2010) · source

  10. “We express the hope that these reports are merely rumours; nevertheless, we would be grateful if the Presidents were to take a second look at issues of discipline and performance. For our part, we believe that the effective completion of the Tribunals' work would be expedited by the identification, in the draft resolution currently under consideration by the Council on the residual mechanism, of explicit and realistic deadlines for moving the Tribunals' work to completion. It is our intention to work constructively with all our Council colleagues on this issue. With respect to our View of the parameters of the residual mechanism, we have consistently advocated for a mechanism that is compact, effective and guided by reasonable timelines for beginning and ending its work.”

    2010-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6434 (2010) · source

  11. “The judges of the ICTY have sufficient qualified assistance effectively to discharge their technical work, and with all due respect to that Tribunal, we note that even the International Court of Justice - working on the most problematic cases with huge political resonance and legal significance - does not encumber its case work with such lengthy time frames. Another example was the Nuremberg Tribunal, which took barely more than a year to find guilty those who may well have been the most monstrous criminals in the history of mankind. On that basis, we are deeply concerned by accounts that the delays in a number of cases before the Tribunal are artificial and caused by the slowness of some judges and other personnel in their work.”

    2010-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6434 (2010) · source

  12. “Our analysis of the information provided by the Tribunal shows that it is difficult to explain this delay by objective criteria, such as the emergence of new evidence, the obstructionist behaviour of the defendants, or the slowness of witnesses to testify. It is very difficult for us to understand why defendant Seselj had to wait more than six years for proceedings to start in his case. It is difficult to understand why the purely technical work of establishing a sentence should take a year. We are not especially swayed by the argument that it will take a year to hand down sentences in the Prlic' et al. case because there are six accused involved.”

    2010-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6434 (2010) · source

  13. “The States established on the territory of the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda are prepared independently to uphold a high standard of criminal justice. Against that backdrop, we are even more concerned about the continued prolongation of the Tribunals' existence. The members of the Council have always been understanding of the practical problems encountered by the Tribunals and have accorded many mandate extensions. However, there are reasonable limits. Six months ago, the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) reported that it was prepared to complete the first instance cases in 2012, and the subsequent appellate work in the Karadeic' case in 2014. We have now heard that this may be 2015. We have observed such developments in the Council for many years now.”

    2010-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6434 (2010) · source

  14. “Mr. Pankin (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We thank the Presidents and Prosecutors of the Tribunals for the information they have provided on their efforts to implement their completion strategies. Their briefings are especially important now as the Security Council Informal Working Group on International Tribunals is seeking to convert the Tribunals into a residual mechanism. We acknowledge that completing the work of those two international judicial bodies is a rather complex task, both for the Tribunals themselves and for the Security Council. Based on the reports before us (see S/2010/588 and S/2010/574), it is clear that most of the path to completion has been travelled. Many violators of international law have been found guilty, and the Tribunals' contribution to the development of national judiciary systems has been great.”

    2010-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6434 (2010) · source

  15. “At the same time, we look at what happened as confirmation of the need for a prompt cessation of Israel's blockade in Gaza and for implementation of realistic steps to ensure that the humanitarian and social situation will go forward for all people in the sector. We are very concerned about the fact that this incident happened at a time when there were the prerequisites for moving forward in the Palestinian- Israeli settlement. We hope that the tension that has arisen will not have a long-term negative impact on the prospects for this process.”

    2010-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6325 (2010) · source

  16. “Mr. Pankin (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We welcome the statement to the Council by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Turkey, as well as the briefing on the situation by Mr. Oscar Fernandez- Taranco. We express our condolences and deep regret about all those who have died as a result of this incident. In Moscow we are expressing our condemnation and deepest concern regarding the incident in international waters, especially because so many people died and have been wounded, people participating in a humanitarian convoy. We need clarification of all factors in what happened. It is obvious that the use of weapons against civilians and stopping ships on the high seas without justification is a gross violation of the norms of international law.”

    2010-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6325 (2010) · source

  17. “We believe that the United Nations is, in fact, the unique platform for building bridges and overcoming prejudices and misunderstandings that inherently threaten to peace and security. How effectively we use this capacity will, to a significant degree, determine our success in implementing the major purposes of the Organization - ensuring global security, development and respect for human rights.”

    2010-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6322 (2010) · source

  18. “In addition to the acknowledged partners in this area - in particular the African Union, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the Council of Europe and organizations on other continents - we believe that there are good prospects for United Nations cooperation with organizations that are actively gaining experience, such as the Collective Security Treaty Organization and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. The universal nature of the United Nations dictates the need for each Member State to consider the religious traditions and diversity of world cultures and religions. The cultural wealth of humankind in and of itself possesses significant peacekeeping potential that is capable of preventing the so-called clash of civilizations and of making a significant contribution to conflict resolution.”

    2010-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6322 (2010) · source

  19. “The United Nations must leverage the experience and expertise of regional organizations in its work and approach questions of mediation on the basis of the principle of reasonable division of labour with these regional and subregional bodies. Due to objective factors, it is the regional players that are the most receptive to the cultural and historical dimensions of conflict, and that of course promotes the success of a mediation mission.”

    2010-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6322 (2010) · source

  20. “One of the time-tested ways for the international community to react diplomatically to conflict situations is mediation. The work of mediators requires not least deep knowledge of historical, cultural and other specificities of conflicts. Of course, the work of mediators must be duly transparent and, if under a Council mandate, accountable to the Council. The United Nations does not possess a monopoly on mediation, so the use of regional agencies, arrangements and agreements is an important mechanism called for in Article 33 of the United Nations Charter. Chapter VIII of the Charter focuses Member States on the priority resolution of so-called local disputes with the help of such agencies, arrangements and agreements before referring them to the Council.”

    2010-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6322 (2010) · source

  21. “For our part, we hold to be false and erroneous the notion of a conflict of civilizations and cultures, which is based on false cultural and civilizational views and stereotypes. The Russian Federation therefore categorically rejects any attempt to associate any specific religion or culture with such global threats as terrorism or transnational organized crime. Achieving sustainable peace and security undoubtedly requires mutual familiarity and understanding, tolerance and respect for the diversity of national cultures, traditions and religious customs. That, in turn, is the basis for effective joint efforts of the members of the international community to confront today's global challenges, including in the area of security, to which the Council pays a great deal of attention.”

    2010-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6322 (2010) · source

  22. “The Russian Federation is a country that brings together many ethnicities, cultures, religions and social groups, and we therefore strongly believe that encouraging tolerance among cultures and their mutual enrichment is of tremendous significance in today's world, which faces the exacerbation of inter-ethnic, political, economic and social clashes in which existing differences are used to justify terrorism and extremism. Factors promoting the growth of extremism are, of course, uninformed or distorted views of religion, history and the cultures of other peoples, as well as the skilful manipulation of these concepts. That, in turn, leads to mistrust, alienation, often hostility and sometimes even confrontation.”

    2010-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6322 (2010) · source

  23. “Two important initiatives, we believe, are the Alliance of Civilizations, sponsored by Spain and Turkey, and the trilateral forum on Interfaith Dialogue and Cooperation for Peace and Development sponsored by the Philippines. We believe that the potential of these and similar initiatives is their complementary nature, which should rule out any element of competition. As was emphasized by the Secretary-General, today's meeting is also very timely in the light of tomorrow's opening in Rio de Janeiro of the third Forum of the Alliance of Civilizations and the declaration of 2010 as the International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures.”

    2010-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6322 (2010) · source

  24. “Mr. Pankin (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We are pleased to welcome you, Sir, to the presidency of the Security Council, and we thank the Lebanese delegation for its initiative to convene today's meeting on the important and topical theme of intercultural dialogue. We are also grateful to the Secretary-General for his statement, which enriched our discussion. A sweeping analysis of the path of world history leads us to the conviction that approaches to current international problems, including peace and security, must be linked to the cultural diversity of global civilizations. In this regard, the Russian Federation welcomes the creation of relevant and various platforms for dialogue within and on the margins of the United Nations.”

    2010-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6322 (2010) · source

  25. “We believe that if there is to be a long-term solution for piracy the political process must continue and there must be renewal in Somalia. Russia supports the efforts of the Somali President and the Transitional Federal Government to achieve lasting peace and national reconciliation on the basis of the Djibouti Agreement, in the interest of strengthening security and stability in the region. We believe that the authority of the legitimate Government must be extended throughout the territory of Somalia, irrespective of the current political situation in particular regions.”

    2010-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6313 (2010) · source

  26. “Here, we welcome the Istanbul Conference on Somalia, to be held this month, which our Turkish colleague introduced in detail. We support the Secretary-General's proposal to strengthen the Somalia sanctions regime. We believe, however, that targeted sanctions must be imposed on the basis of reliable and verified information. With respect to piracy, Russia continues to be an active participant in international efforts to repel that threat. In our view, prosecution of pirates is a difficult problem. We stress that, as the relevant reports of the Secretary-General are prepared pursuant to Council resolution 1918 (2010), they should explore the possibility of establishing special judicial chambers or an international tribunal on piracy, taking international practice into account.”

    2010-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6313 (2010) · source

  27. “In the current situation, the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) is an important stabilizing factor in the country. In that regard, we, like others, want it to be fully staffed and provided with appropriate logistical support. We believe that, depending on the political situation and with the consent of the Somalis, that presence should continue as the United Nations presence gradually expands. Along with the Secretary-General, we continue to advocate coordination of the work of United Nations agencies in Somalia. We agree that it is necessary to broaden the United Nations partnerships with other players and to pool efforts to overcome the security challenges in the peace process and to advance in the development process.”

    2010-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6313 (2010) · source

  28. “The irreconcilable opposition continues to attack Government positions, African Union troops and Somali forces. This undermines the efforts of the Transitional Federal Government to effectively govern the country. Even in the capital the extent of its influence is narrow, and in the central and southern parts of the country, extremists are in nearly total control. United Nations personnel, local people and humanitarian workers are in danger, which makes the humanitarian situation even more difficult than it already was. The international community must continue to take agreed measures to provide assistance to the Transitional Federal Government in the areas of security and capacity-building, as it seeks to carry out its governance functions.”

    2010-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6313 (2010) · source

  29. “Mr. Pankin (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We too are grateful to Mr. Ahmedou Ould Abdallah, Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Somalia, for his briefing on the situation in Somalia. We listened with interest to the statements of Mr. Abdurahman A. Ibrahim, First Deputy Prime Minister of Somalia, and of Mr. Ramtane Lamamra of the African Union. Broadly speaking, we agree with their assessment of the situation in Somalia. We agree also that there has been some success in the work of the Transitional Federal Government with respect to the peace process. The Government's social base is expanding slowly but surely as State authority grows stronger. Hence, we support Somali development by the Somalis themselves, on the basis of their own efforts. At the same time, we are concerned about stability in the country.”

    2010-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6313 (2010) · source