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Polyanskiy

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first: 2018-01-31
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“With regard to Rukban, whose inhabitants have recently been a source of active concern for our American colleagues in the Council, we would like to stress the following. Over the past nine months, only 730 refugees have been able to leave the camp for areas controlled by the Syrian Government. The rest are being held against their will by pro-American illegal armed groups. According to our information, the victims of the fighters are denied access to humanitarian assistance, medication and education.”
2022-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9163 (2022) · source
“The withdrawal of fighters from the southern part of the de-escalation zone did not take place, the M4 road has not been unblocked, there are no joint patrols and there is no separation of moderate fighters from terrorists. Western countries’ backing of Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham terrorists is linked to recent attempts by the terrorists to expand their zone of control beyond Idlib. A serious problem remains — Washington’s intent to encourage Kurdish separatism and deepen the territorial rift in Syria through their continued illegal presence in the trans-Euphrates region and around Al-Tanf. In addition, the Americans and their allies are promoting the reinstallation of terrorist structures and their arbitrary actions in the Al-Hol and Rukban refugee camps.”
2022-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9163 (2022) · source
“Currently, the meetings of the drafting committee of the Constitutional Committee have been suspended, inter alia because Geneva has lost the status of a truly neutral platform as a result of Switzerland supporting the anti-Russian and anti-Syrian sanctions. We hope that this problem will be overcome either by selecting an alternative venue or by providing appropriate guarantees from the Swiss side to the arriving representatives. The situation in Syria continues to be of concern. In addition to the existing problem areas in the territories not controlled by Damascus, primarily Idlib and the trans-Euphrates area, the situation in the north of the country also has a destabilizing effect. Idlib has long been turned into a Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham terrorist enclave.”
2022-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9163 (2022) · source
“Mr. Polyanskiy (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We thank Special Envoy Geir Pedersen and Director of the Operations and Advocacy Division of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Reena Ghelani for the briefings on the political and humanitarian situation in Syria. We advocate advancing a Syrian-led and Syrian- owned political process with United Nations assistance. We support the efforts of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General to deliver on his direct mandate established in resolution 2254 (2015). The key element in that process is the Constitutional Committee, within which there is direct inter-Syrian dialogue on constitutional reform.”
2022-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9163 (2022) · source
“Before I conclude, let me recall an unfortunate commemoration that falls on this week. Eleven years ago, on 20 October 2011, on the outskirts of Sirte, the former head of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Muammar Al-Qaddafi, was brutally murdered. That tragic incident, resulting from NATO’s military intervention against this North-African country, ushered in the culmination of chaos. Some Western politicians were pleased and even relished the incident. Now we all understand that the military action of Western countries plunged the country into chaos and lawlessness. The Libyan people have yet to surmount the devastating effects of that tragedy. We all need to draw lessons from this and to help Libya embark on the path to sustained lasting peace. That is what we sincerely wish for our Libyan friends.”
2022-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9162 (2022) · source
“We continue to support the central role of the United Nations and UNSMIL as its key instrument for coordinating international mediation efforts in Libya. We hope that the country’s leading political forces stand ready to engage in substantive, constructive engagement with those mechanisms. However, it is the Libyans themselves who should play first fiddle in reaching agreement on parameters for future country arrangements. UNSMIL’s mandate will expire this week, on 31 October. Previously, we insisted on its three-month technical rollover, exclusively in the light of the unacceptable situation regarding the Mission’s leadership. Now the situation has improved, and we therefore stand ready to consider renewing it for one year and to discuss the content of a relevant Security Council draft resolution.”
2022-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9162 (2022) · source
“The success of the political process in Libya requires coordinated action on the part of all international and regional stakeholders aimed at seeking compromise solutions to cut the Gordian knot in Libya for the benefit of its people, rather than pursuing narrow political and parochial agendas. Attempts to manipulate the Libyan sides and unilaterally influence the situation on the ground will not resolve the problem of Libyan diarchy, but will instead entrench the divisions. Neither do we see added value in attempts to create separate mechanisms for Libyan settlement without Libyan participation, as is usually the case. We need to heed the words of the Libyan people, who have stated consistently that ill-conceived external intervention does not foster the country’s unification, but instead only hampers the political process.”
2022-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9162 (2022) · source
“In other words, the process should involve all leading political forces, including representatives of the former authorities. In that context, we welcome the efforts of the African Union to organize a Libya-wide national reconciliation conference. Equally important is cooperation on the security track. We share the Special Representative’s assessment of the need to resume contacts between the Chiefs of General Staff of Libya’s east and west in order to unite Libyan military structures. The Russian position on the issue of ending the foreign military presence in Libya remains unchanged. We call for a synchronized, balanced, gradual and phased withdrawal of all non-Libyanarmedgroupsandmilitaryunits, without exception.”
2022-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9162 (2022) · source
“One of the possible ways to resolve the current impasse in Libya is agreement on a draft constitution and the convening of inclusive nationwide elections. We note tangible progress on the political track. During the meeting in Morocco on 21 October, Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives Saleh and President of the High State Council Al-Mishri agreed to conclude efforts to unite executive structures and make senior appointments within them by early 2023. We trust that the parties will continue addressing problems by strengthening confidence-building measures and compromise solutions. At the same time, we stress that setting artificial deadlines will only get in the way. Inclusivity remains the cornerstone of national reconciliation in Libya.”
2022-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9162 (2022) · source
“For our part, we reaffirm our support for United Nations efforts geared towards seeking acceptable ways out of this crisis. We shall spare no effort in facilitating this. For the moment, the internal situation in Libya is alarming. The ongoing de facto diarchy will ultimately lead to nothing but further destabilization of the situation. Evidence of this includes increasingly frequent clashes between armed groups, mobilization activity and large-scale demonstrations by citizens. The main objective of the Security Council at present is to prevent outbreaks of violence from transforming into a civil war. We believe attempts to freeze the internal political conflict in Libya without real steps towards settlement and national reconciliation to be very shortsighted.”
2022-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9162 (2022) · source
“Mr. Polyanskiy (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We wish to thank the Special Representative of Secretary-General for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Mr. Abdoulaye Bathily, for his briefing on the situation in that country. First and foremost, I wish to congratulate Mr. Bathily on his appointment to his very important position. For nearly a year, the Mission has had to operate without a chief mandated by the Security Council, and this has not had a positive impact on the overall settlement process. We trust that Mr. Bathily will manage to step up the United Nations mediation efforts in the nearest future and engage with Libyan stakeholders to relaunch the political process.”
2022-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9162 (2022) · source
“Security Council sanctions are not a punitive tool, but rather one of the strongest means in the Security Council’s toolkit to respond to emerging threats. International restrictions should be regularly reviewed to assess their appropriateness and be eased or completely lifted, as required. We will continue to closely monitor that.”
2022-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9159 (2022) · source
“A lasting solution must therefore lie in an inclusive political process, socioeconomic development and the eradication of poverty and inequality. State institutions in Haiti must be strengthened and be free from external dictates, which have permeated almost all the country’s modern history. We note that the problems of illegal arms flows and organized crime in the Caribbean are not confined to Port-au-Prince. Other actors, some of them quite high- profile, are also involved in the complex cross-border networks, and they must not be overlooked by the sanctions committee that is being established and its panel of experts, which must act strictly within their respective mandate. In any case, restrictive measures must not lead to Haiti’s exclusion or hinder its political process.”
2022-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9159 (2022) · source
“The consensus on the resolution shows that, even in the current circumstances, the Security Council can achieve good results if we act responsibly, respect each other’s positions and have a genuine interest in finding a compromise in order to resolve challenging problems together. We hope that, in putting forward this sanctions resolution, Washington and Mexico acted on the basis of the shared view of regional actors, many of which, frankly speaking, are under no lesser pressure from organized crime than Haiti. In that regard, the United States is by no means on the safe side. Despite our support for the resolution, we are not convinced that international restrictive measures will provide an adequate response to the range of problems that are plaguing Haiti.”
2022-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9159 (2022) · source
“Mr. Polyanskiy (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): The Russian Federation voted in favour of resolution 2653 (2022), put forward by the United States of America and Mexico, which establishes a Security Council sanctions regime against criminal gangs in Haiti. Agreeing on an acceptable text did not come easily to the Council. We note that the sponsors changed their initial approach, which was not very constructive, and ultimately took into account the concerns of other Council members over the excessive haste around this issue and the related artificial deadlines.”
2022-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9159 (2022) · source
“Sanctions must not become an impediment to providing socioeconomic assistance to the country, nor should they stifle the political process at its initial stages. We call on the sponsors of the document to abandon the tactics of a negotiations race and artificial deadlines and to finally pay attention to the constructive proposals and concerns of many Council members.”
2022-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9153 (2022) · source
“Let me recall that we agreed to discuss the Council’s restrictive measures on the condition that their future effectiveness, targeted nature and humanitarian consequences be carefully considered. Security Council sanctions are a serious and long- term instrument that requires in-depth analysis and detailed negotiations on the text, especially given that the last time the Council introduced a sanctions regime was five years ago. Expecting that a hastily drafted document, following its adoption by the Council, will magically rid Haiti of all its troubles is, at the very least, naive. In the case of Haiti, every effort must be made to ensure that the measures taken are aimed at restoring State control and are not perceived, as is often the case, as a way of punishing the entire country and its people.”
2022-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9153 (2022) · source
“We have considered the Secretary-General’s proposal for an international response to Prime Minister Henry’s appeal. We have also noted that there are varying opinions on that matter within Haitian society. Many opposition groups call to not allow foreign intervention by rightly noting the less-than-successful experience, to put it mildly, with foreign interference in the country’s affairs. We call for taking into account such opinions and carefully considering all possible implications of bringing foreign international and regional contingents to the island. We do not share the desire of the co-penholders to mix the issue of unblocking Haiti’s port infrastructure with the issue of introducing a sanctions regime in the country. We do not support the attempts to quickly push a draft resolution on sanctions through the Council.”
2022-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9153 (2022) · source
“More than a year after that terrible tragedy, which shook Haiti and to a large extent was the trigger of the current crisis, no credible version of the events that, inter alia, could explain the involvement of foreign nationals in that crime has been presented to Haitian society. In that context, we stress that external interference in Haiti’s political processes and the subordination of the country to the ambitions of prominent regional players who view the American continent as their backyard is unacceptable. Together with the resolution of political problems, the capacity of the Haitian National Police must be strengthened, and the urgent issue of access to critical infrastructure must be addressed. We understand that the country’s law enforcement cannot accomplish that alone.”
2022-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9153 (2022) · source
“We have taken note of the report of the Government of Haiti on the national dialogue process. We note the positive role played by the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti in advancing the process. We understand that the problems in the negotiation process are, to a large extent, connected to the deteriorating security situation and lawlessness. Nonetheless, we call on all parties to put aside their opportunistic differences and continue negotiations. As rightly stated in the Government’s document, the humanitarian crisis in the country should enable all actors to understand that the interests of society must become the highest priority. The general situation in the country is, of course, affected by the fact that Haitians have not yet seen an open and full investigation into the assassination of former President Moïse.”
2022-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9153 (2022) · source
“On the streets of Port-au- Prince and other towns, violence and lawlessness reign. The current paralysis of the entire system of Government institutions undermines any effort to rectify the situation in other areas. In addition to all the troubles that the Haitian people must endure, there is also an outbreak of cholera. Of course, all those problems are interconnected and cannot be resolved easily. Their root cause lies in the stagnation of the political process. In that regard, we see no alternative to restoring constitutional order in Haiti through dialogue with the participation of broad sectors of Haitian society, holding elections and conducting reforms. As noted in the report of the Secretary-General (S/2022/761), a necessary condition for improving security in the country is settling the political crisis.”
2022-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9153 (2022) · source
“Mr. Polyanskiy (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We thank Ms. Helen La Lime for her briefing. We welcome the participation of the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Haiti and the Dominican Republic at our meeting. Unfortunately, in the three weeks since the Council last met on Haiti (see S/PV.9136), the situation in the country has become a worst-case scenario. The fuel terminal and several other port facilities in Port-au- Prince are not under the Government’s control. That has exacerbated Haiti’s already precarious political, socioeconomic and humanitarian situation. As we understand it, criminal gangs are preventing people from leaving the capital, which restricts their circulation and deprives them of access to basic goods and services. There is a near total shortage of everything, from medicine to food and water.”
2022-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9153 (2022) · source
“Russia is prepared to continue actively participating in international efforts to provide comprehensive assistance with peacebuilding in Colombia. We reiterate our full support for the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia, under the leadership of Carlos Ruiz Massieu.”
2022-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9151 (2022) · source
“Under these new circumstances, United Nations assistance in implementing peace agreements is more relevant than ever. We note that the mandate of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia, which we will have to renew before the end of this month, covers only the implementation process of the Final Agreement. We will be ready to support the renewal of the mandate after a thorough consideration of the text. At the same time, we draw the attention of the Secretary-General and the Security Council to the fact that the implementation of the peace agreement and the achievement of “total peace”, which provide for a broader interpretation of the tasks of the Government, are currently beyond the scope of the Mission’s mandate.”
2022-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9151 (2022) · source
“Meetings of the sides in Cuba and Venezuela and their mutual commitment to continue dialogue in November signal a genuine desire to move towards national reconciliation and a complete cessation of hostilities in Colombia. We welcome that external guarantors and mediators who are trusted by all parties and can add value to negotiations have joined the settlement process. We are pleased to see Venezuela again in that capacity, as it is Colombia’s most important and closest neighbour, in every sense of the word. We note the consistent steps of Bogotá to restore dialogue and cooperation with Caracas, which is in the basic interests of both nations. We are convinced that the normalization of Venezuelan-Colombian relations will help address the migration situation and help combat transnational organized crime and drug trafficking.”
2022-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9151 (2022) · source
“Many public figures in Colombia believe that the past four years did nothing to advance the peace process, or even caused a regression of the security situation to the level before the Final Agreement was signed. The incumbent President and his team are faced with a complex and ambitious goal of overcoming all of those accumulated challenges. As we noted on several occasions, the achievement of a sustainable and lasting peace in Colombia is not possible without the engagement of all major stakeholders, including the Ejército de Liberación Nacional. It is heartening that the resumption of negotiations with the Ejército de Liberación Nacional is one of the priorities of the new Administration.”
2022-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9151 (2022) · source
“This approach is drastically different from that of the previous Administration, which used various pretexts to avoid fully implementing the Final Agreement. At the time, we saw a desire to reduce the peace process to integrating one part of society into another — in other words, to absorb rather than to merge. That was also one of the root causes of the conflict. Such an approach also did not address the issues of ensuring the physical safety of peace-process participants and community leaders, remedying the vacuum of State power in certain regions of the country or conducting comprehensive agricultural reform and crop-substitution programmes.”
2022-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9151 (2022) · source
“Mr. Polyanskiy (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We welcome the participation of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Colombia, Mr. Álvaro Leyva Durán, in today’s consultations. We thank Carlos Ruiz Massieu, Head of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia, for his briefing on the situation in the country and for his assessments. We also thank the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh, Mr. Muhith, and Ms. Moreno Barco for their opinions. We welcome the general course towards peace outlined by the Administration of Gustavo Petro Urrego. The new Government’s first steps instil optimism and confidence that the authorities are truly committed to fully implementing the provisions of the Final Agreement for Ending the Conflict and Building a Stable and Lasting Peace.”
2022-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9151 (2022) · source
“We believe that a further resolution will help to advance efforts to settle the ethno-religious issues that have amassed and support harnessing the economic potential for the benefit of the entire Iraqi people. In conclusion, I would like to reaffirm our commitment to the sovereignty, territorial integrity and stability of Iraq.”
2022-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9145 (2022) · source
“We believe that it is unacceptable for this country to morph into an arena for personal score-settling and regional confrontation. The Russian Federation supports the efforts of the Iraqi Government geared towards remedying the situation. We trust that all Iraqi stakeholders will take a responsible approach, eschew violence and strive to resolve their differences exclusively through the legal system, accounting for the interests of all groups in the country. We value the resumed dialogue between the federal authorities of Baghdad and the Kurdish Autonomous Region on resolving existing differences, first and foremost in the oil and gas spheres.”
2022-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9145 (2022) · source
“In this context, we wish once again to reiterate that in order to effectively ward off this threat, there is a need for the broadest possible coordination of counter-terrorism efforts. We believe there is a need for all stakeholders engaged in counter-terrorism in Iraq to respect the sovereignty of the Iraqi State and to coordinate their action with the country’s officials. One cannot but note that a sustained normalization in Iraq is obstructed by attempts by certain external players to gain benefit from the internal difficulties. In this context, we urge the international community to support Baghdad’s efforts aimed at stabilizing the country, including ensuring law and order and restoring the social, financial and humanitarian sectors in the Republic.”
2022-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9145 (2022) · source
“Once again, we reiterate that ensuring the safety of civilians needs to remain a priority. We share the view of the President of Iraq, Mr. Barham Salih, that his country should not become an arena for score-settling. At the same time, we take note of the statement by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps that the recent attack, for which Iran claimed responsibilty, constitutes a response to a major threat to the country’s security from the terrorist groups based in the Kurdish Autonomous Region. According to the recent report of the Secretary- General (S/2022/714), in various provinces of the Republic, there indeed have been reports of attacks by fighters from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, including with the use of suicide bombers, which destabilized the already restive security atmosphere in the region.”
2022-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9145 (2022) · source
“Those events were the result of acute differences among Iraq’s leading political forces, which have not been able to complete the formation of Government bodies following the early parliamentary elections for the Council of Representatives of Iraq, held in October 2021. We hope that the parties represented in Parliament will soon agree on the candidacy of the President and the composition of the new Government, based on the support of all the main political associations and ethno-religious groups in the country. We express our grave concern over the military escalation in the northern parts of the country, including in the Kurdish Autonomous Region, which resulted in the deaths of many civilians and children. We extend our sincere condolences to the families of the dead.”
2022-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9145 (2022) · source
“Mr. Polyanskiy (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We wish to thank Ms. Jeanine Hennis- Plasschaert, Special Representative of the Secretary- General, for her briefing on the situation in the Republic of Iraq. We are closely following the developments in friendly Iraq, where we remain concerned about the internal political instability, compounded by a difficult socioeconomic situation. Since late July, in Baghdad and a number of provinces in the south of the country, there have been mass protests, accompanied by the seizure of Government buildings and attacks on the offices of political parties. Several dozen people were killed in the violent clashes, and hundreds were injured, including law enforcement officers.”
2022-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9145 (2022) · source
“Its reports have one goal — not to establish the real picture of events, but to fit them into a conclusion that puts the blame on the Syrians. We reject the IIT’s previously released products, as well any illegitimate fodder it may release in the future. As long as the OPCW Technical Secretariat leadership continues its approach, we see no point in discussing the Syrian chemical weapons issue in the Security Council every month. We believe that meetings conducted in an open manner once every quarter are sufficient to ensure a transparent discussion of the subject.”
2022-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9141 (2022) · source
“It is a kind of original sin to violate the requirements of the CWC in terms of the principles of investigation, above all with regard to the collection and preserving of evidence in the chain of custody. The FFM’s infamous 2018 report on the incident in Douma, whose conclusions were redacted under pressure from Western delegations to smear Damascus, continues to be a shameful stain on the reputation of the OPCW leadership. The fact that Mr. Arias is simply running from the Council like a first-grader from a school principal gives us no reason to hope that he is willing to work on his mistakes. The same flawed methodology is used by the illegitimate Investigation and Identification Team (IIT), whose establishment was forced through the OPCW Executive Council, in violation of the principle of consensus and the CWC.”
2022-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9141 (2022) · source
“In addition, on 21 September, Syria offered to hold consultations in Beirut between those responsible for preparing the meeting between Mr. Arias, Director- General of the OPCW, and Mr. Mekdad, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Syrian Arab Republic. But there is not a word about that in the report of the Director-General that was presented today, and once again the Syrians are asked to change their attitude as a precondition for continuing consultations with the Technical Secretariat. We believe that it is up to the leadership of the Organization, not Damascus, to change its attitude. It has stubbornly refused to correct the basic mistakes in the methodology of its work on the Syrian file.”
2022-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9141 (2022) · source
“That is how a responsible head of an international specialized agency should behave if he claims to be the impartial guardian of the non-proliferation regime. Despite the non-constructive attitude of the leadership of the Technical Secretariat, which is harping on the far-fetched issue of the non-issuance of a visa to just one expert of the Declaration Assessment Team (DAT), Syria continues to cooperate in good faith with the OPCW and to fulfil its obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). A clear example of that is the visit of the Technical Secretariat’s inspectors to the Basra and Jamrayah research facilities on 11 to 19 September. Syria has agreed, as an interim measure, to change its format of cooperation with the DAT and continue it in the form of an exchange of documentation.”
2022-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9141 (2022) · source
“Fernando Arias, Director- General of the OPCW, once again declined an invitation to address the Security Council, citing the holiday period. And as far as we understand, he has done the same thing this time. However, Mr. Arias’ busy schedule, which time after time prevents him from briefing Council, does not prevent him from travelling abroad — for example, to the United States. He has never ever been to Syria himself during his entire tenure as head of the Technical Secretariat. How is that possible? It begs the comparison with Mr. Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, who personally visits the facilities that are under Agency safeguards, engages in dialogue with Member States and appears before the Council at very short notice, even in inconvenient locations — for example, on an aeroplane.”
2022-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9141 (2022) · source
“We have already repeatedly voiced our concerns that the Security Council’s discussions on the Syrian chemical weapons issue are going around in circles. The reports of the Director-General of the OPCW on the implementation of resolution 2118 (2013) repeat the same set of unfounded accusations against the Syrian side time and again. Those reports, which are extremely unbalanced and do not take into account the progress made on the part of Damascus, have the sole aim: to give the impression that the dialogue between the OPCW and Syrian Arab Republic is stalled solely because Syria is not cooperating. At the same time, our numerous questions to the leadership of the Technical Secretariat remain unanswered. In July, Mr.”
2022-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9141 (2022) · source
“Mr. Polyanskiy (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): Before I address the topic of the meeting directly, I would like to express my bewilderment at the fact that you, Mr. President, did not see fit to grant our urgent request to convene a meeting today on the situation regarding the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipeline. As a result, we will now be discussing the report of the Director-General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) on the implementation of resolution 2118 (2013) (see S/2022/658), which was issued back in August and clearly has no urgency whatsoever. And the meeting on the situation concerning Nord Stream, which threatens the energy security of an entire continent, will not take place until tomorrow. We are deeply disappointed with that decision.”
2022-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9141 (2022) · source
“In that regard, we believe that the actions of Washington are counterproductive. It has effectively blocked the activities of the Quartet of international mediators and seeks to replace meeting the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinians to establish an independent State by forcing them to an economic peace.”
2022-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9139 (2022) · source
“We are convinced that there is no alternative to direct negotiations between Palestinians and Israelis on all parameters of a final settlement. We carefully listened to the addresses of the Palestinian and Israeli leaders during the general debate of the General Assembly at the start of the seventy-seventh session (see A/77/PV.10 and A/77/ PV.8, respectively). We noted the reaffirmation of the readiness of both sides to seek a settlement based on the two-State solution. We support that approach on the understanding that a solution to the Palestinian question is possible only if all the parameters of the well-known international legal framework are met. We are ready to provide the necessary assistance to achieve those goals, including in joint formats in cooperation with regional actors.”
2022-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9139 (2022) · source
“We believe that the international community should play a constructive role, both in resolving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and in alleviating the severe humanitarian and socioeconomic problems in the occupied territories, especially in the Gaza Strip. We attach great importance to the ongoing effective work of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, which provides support to Palestinians, both in the occupied territories and in neighbouring Arab countries. We believe that it is not possible to achieve the long- term stabilization of the situation without restoring the political horizon and reviving the peace process on a universally recognized international legal basis with a key element — the two-State solution, which we consistently support.”
2022-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9139 (2022) · source
“Of particular concern is Israel’s creation of irreversible facts on the ground — the increase in illegal settlement construction, while continuing the practice of the forcible eviction of Palestinians, the destruction of homes and the confiscation of property. In August alone, more than 100 people lost their homes, including 50 children. At the same time, Israel’s arbitrary illegal actions go beyond the the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, affecting neighbouring Arab countries through numerous incidents of the violation of their sovereignty. I refer primarily to attacks launched against the territory of Syria and Lebanon. We oppose such methods of protecting national security, which provoke threats to other States and risk exacerbating the situation in the region as a whole.”
2022-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9139 (2022) · source
“We are concerned about reports of possible provocations at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the approaching autumn, which marks three key Jewish holidays, as well as a new Israeli election campaign cycle. The legal space is also rapidly shrinking. Press freedom has been restricted, even to the point of killing reporters, and the activities of human rights organizations are severely limited. In the context of the Special Coordinator’s briefing on the implementation of resolution 2334 (2016), we reaffirm the principled position reflected in that document, according to which the establishment of Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem, is a violation of international law and a major obstacle to achieving a settlement based on the two-State solution.”
2022-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9139 (2022) · source
“We note the alarming regularity of such eruptions of violence in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. We attribute those renewed tensions primarily to the stagnation of the peace process, while the Israelis continue their unilateral actions to create facts on the ground and a carte blanche to use force against the Palestinians. Mass arbitrary detentions of Palestinians occur on a daily basis, with more than 700 being held in Israeli prisons without charge. Provocative violations of the status of Jerusalem’s holy sites by Israeli ultra-Orthodox groups and the violent suppression of Palestinian protests continue, with more than 130 people killed in such clashes since the beginning of the year.”
2022-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9139 (2022) · source
“Mr. Polyanskiy (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We thank Tor Wennesland for his briefing on the implementation of resolution 2334 (2016). The escalation in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict zone in August once again showed that the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories will remain volatile until the parties reach mutually acceptable compromises on all final-status issues, based on the universally recognized international legal framework for a Middle East settlement. From 5 to 7 August, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted another military operation in the Gaza Strip. As a result of the bombing of the enclave, according to United Nations reports, hundreds of houses and facilities were destroyed or seriously damaged, killing at least 26 civilians, including 17 children.”
2022-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9139 (2022) · source
“However, we must also consider to what extent they use foreign accounts and travel and whether the introduction of targeted sanctions against them will affect the situation on the ground in the country, where criminal elements feel like the real masters. We must pay close attention to the routes used for the delivery of illegal weapons, and to financial flows. If we fail to stop weapons smuggling, it will continue to spur violence in Haiti — a country that has long deserved peace and development.”
2022-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9136 (2022) · source
“We believe that they should be honest and either call a spade a spade or admit that they are guided by double standards with regard to the various countries on the Council’s agenda. The international community needs to do a thorough job of righting wrongs in determining the true needs of Haitians and finding effective ways to support their efforts. It must do so without interfering in their internal affairs, which, as history has shown, does not produce the desired results. As for the proposals to impose targeted sanctions against gang leaders, we are ready to consider them. The leaders of criminal groups indisputably must be cut off from access to funding and be deprived of the ability to travel.”
2022-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9136 (2022) · source