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Polyanskiy

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“But it is important for them to keep the Ukrainian issue alive in the Security Council by any means necessary, and to do that they have to get us to meet in this Chamber from time to time — even if it looks cynical when we consider that the same countries still refuse to see the real humanitarian catastrophe unfolding before their eyes and caused by Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip, where, for the past two months, according to the Secretary-General, more children have died than in any conflict since he first took office. He even called Gaza a children’s graveyard. However, according to Western countries’ warped logic, that is not a reason to discuss the issue in the Security Council, as it is disadvantageous to them in geopolitical terms and shows their strategic ally in an unfavourable light.”
2023-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9494 (2023) · source
“Needless to say, the truth always emerged later, either through footage of detonating munitions posted by Ukrainians on social networks or the numerous obituaries of liquidated militants and nationalists appearing on the same networks. Today, however, our Western colleagues have not found even justifications as tenuous as those.”
2023-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9494 (2023) · source
“Previously, it was at least tragedies in residential areas of Ukrainian cities that were cited as reasons for such meetings, despite being groundlessly attributed to the Russian armed forces and later turning out to actually be the result of Ukrainian missile defence systems deployed near civilian objects in violation of the norms of international humanitarian law. Alternatively, there were attempts to pass off as such tragedies our attacks on warehouses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine disguised as supermarkets, grain silos, port facilities or areas where soldiers of the Kyiv regime or foreign mercenaries were stationed in hotels, hostels and recreation centres.”
2023-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9494 (2023) · source
“On every such occasion, the Security Council is forced to waste its time listening to the copy-and-paste statements that junior members of NATO and the EU read out for the cameras for the sake of ticking boxes and their own national political interests. That undermines the authority of the Security Council. We have just heard briefings by Mr. Miroslav Jenča and Mr. Ramesh Rajasingham, from which it is clear that nothing extraordinary has happened in Ukraine that requires an open Security Council meeting on the country.”
2023-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9494 (2023) · source
“Mr. Polyanskiy (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): Before I begin my statement, I would like to reiterate our fundamental disagreement with the excessive number of delegations invited to today’s meeting under rules 37 and 39. We believe the best and most logical approach would have been to allow two of them, Ukraine and the European Union (EU), as the Chinese presidency wisely did in November, with the understanding that all the rest that wanted to could send their statements to the Council in writing. The other three delegations invited are members of both NATO and the EU, which have agreed on shared approaches to Ukraine. It is quite clear that as has been the case in the past, their statements will add no value.”
2023-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9494 (2023) · source
“The setbacks that the Ukrainian armed forces are facing on the front lines are no justification for such steps. If Washington continues those steps, it will have the most serious consequences. Overall, it seems that it is at long-last time for the Security Council to think seriously about updating the legal framework for a Yemeni settlement, otherwise the fruits of this lengthy work might be lost. The meeting rose at 10.05 a.m. 2/223-35191”
2023-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9473 (2023) · source
“Against that backdrop, the actions of the United States — especially Washington’s attempts to use the current international sanctions against Yemen to promote narrow aims that are far from achieving peace in that long-suffering country — are particularly cynical. This conclusion is supported by the scandalous manner in which the United States military handled the military goods intercepted in the Gulf of Oman last December, which Washington then transferred to Ukraine for the needs of the Kyiv regime. We have repeatedly explained why those actions by the Americans run counter to the provisions of not only the relevant resolutions of the Security Council on Yemen, including resolution 2216 (2015), but also norms of international law.”
2023-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9473 (2023) · source
“At the same time, we cannot continue to turn a blind eye to the fact that the Council’s set of sanctions decisions regarding Yemen increasingly contradicts the development of positive political processes around it, which in the long term hold prospects not just for ending the bloodshed in Yemen itself but also for an overall stabilization of relations between a number of key States in the region. In that regard, we welcome all the results-oriented efforts being made to achieve that goal, both through the United Nations — first and foremost by the Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General, Mr. Hans Grundberg — and States of the region.”
2023-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9473 (2023) · source
“Mr. Polyanskiy (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): The Russian Federation supported the United Kingdom’s resolution extending the sanctions regime with respect to Yemen (resolution 2707 (2023)). In our view, the decision for a technical rollover of the respective restrictions for 12 months is the best way to preserve the necessary momentum to find a peaceful solution to the Yemeni crisis, in the context of unprecedented escalation in the region.”
2023-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9473 (2023) · source
“At the same time, we consistently support the United Nations Mission in Western Sahara, which plays a key stabilizing role to create conducive conditions on the ground for the resumption of dialogue between Morocco and the Frente POLISARIO and advancing the peace process, including the Mission’s Head, Mr. Alexander Ivanko.”
2023-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9460 (2023) · source
“The final settlement formula should be based on mutually acceptable solutions that would facilitate a just political settlement of the situation surrounding Western Sahara that suits both the Moroccans and the Frente POLIARIO and stipulates self-determination for the people of Western Sahara within the framework of procedures consistent with the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations. In conclusion, we would like to emphasize that our position today reflects solely an assessment of the unscrupulous work of the penholder on the resolution presented today. Once again, very serious doubts about the impartial work of Security Council penholders in fulfilling their obligations are being borne out.”
2023-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9460 (2023) · source
“We are in favour of a balanced and unbiased stance. We support the efforts of the Personal Envoy to organize direct negotiations between Morocco and the Frente POLISARIO. In this vein, as a permanent member of the Security Council and a participant in the Group of Friends of Western Sahara, we continue our active contacts with all interested parties. We work with Moroccans, the Frente POLISARIO, the Algerians and the Mauritanians. We call on all parties to refrain from unilateral actions that could complicate a resumption of substantive political dialogue.”
2023-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9460 (2023) · source
“Staffan de Mistura, to resume a direct negotiation process between Morocco and the Frente POLISARIO to achieve mutually acceptable solution. Since 2018, resolutions extending the MINURSO mandate have been amended in ways that, as we see it, undermine the impartial and non-partisan approach to the problem of Western Sahara. Vague wording has emerged, which raises questions, as well as wording that determines the direct parties to the conflict in the Western Sahara settlement process. We consider numerous references to the no-longer relevant round table format, which limits the mediation work of the Personal Envoy, to be inappropriate. We did not agree with that approach in the past, and we cannot support it today. In that regard, we would like to reaffirm our consistent position on the Western Sahara settlement process.”
2023-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9460 (2023) · source
“Mr. Polyanskiy (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): The Russian Federation abstained in the voting on resolution 2703 (2023), prepared by the United States on the extension of the mandate the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) because not a single one of our principled and properly substantiated comments, including those of a compromise nature, which we have conveyed to the American authors for several years now, was taken into account. For that reason, the resolution presented today does not reflect the real situation on the ground that has taken shape in the Western Sahara settlement process, and it will hardly contribute to the efforts of the Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General, Mr.”
2023-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9460 (2023) · source
“The unenviable fate of Ukraine, whose greedy and reckless rulers have betrayed their country and people and trampled Ukraine’s interests for the sake of Western geopolitical goals, is already obvious, and they will have to atone for that, no matter how much our Western colleagues may try to forestall that reckoning with their arms supplies and intelligence. There is also no doubt that, when the Kyiv regime collapses, everyone who claims today to be selflessly helping Ukraine as an alleged victim of unprovoked aggression will not emerge unscathed. After what we have already found out about the Kyiv regime, its sponsors and their eight- year-long preparation for the war with Russia, it all sounds fake and cynical. I want our Western colleagues to know that, although I doubt that they have, or will have, any other arguments in their arsenal.”
2023-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9457 (2023) · source
“What is important is that, if implemented, that measure would be in direct contradiction with the relevant resolutions of the Council, including resolution 2292 (2016), which clearly spells out the authorized ways of disposing of confiscated weapons. Their transfer to a third party is permitted only for the purposes of destruction and does not imply their subsequent intended use. We believe that those trends deserve careful analysis and discussion by the Council. In conclusion, I would like to stress that it is already quite obvious that the West’s adventure in Ukraine will go down in history along with the Afghan, Syrian and Vietnamese adventures, and it will be no less shameful and inglorious.”
2023-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9457 (2023) · source
“In that connection, we draw attention to the fact that, in accordance with resolution 2216 (2015), States may not inspect cargo bound for Yemen in international waters. In the Yemeni context, there is no such thing as a special inspections regime. In addition, we are alarmed by reports of the European Parliament’s intention to hand over to the Kyiv regime 146 armoured vehicles that were confiscated last year by the European Union (EU) Naval Force Mediterranean Operation IRINI. We have serious questions for the EU military about the seizures themselves, but we will put those aside for the time being.”
2023-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9457 (2023) · source
“At the same time, against the backdrop of the clear shortage of ammunition and other weapons at the disposal of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Western countries are ready to go to any lengths to supply their wards with extra quantities. They are collecting weapons from all over the world, including from other hot spots — and they do so openly and often in violation of the relevant resolutions of the Council. We know for a fact that a large batch of ammunition seized by the United States military in the Gulf of Oman was transferred to Ukraine. The Americans had the nerve to speak about that openly. Those interested can read the corresponding press release of the United States Central Command, dated 3 October. Washington justifies those actions as legitimate by citing the need to comply with the international arms embargo against Yemen.”
2023-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9457 (2023) · source
“I would therefore not be surprised if evidence came to light very soon of the direct involvement of Western officials and politicians in corrupt schemes involving Ukrainian weapons and humanitarian aid. In fact, such evidence already exists, although it implicates such high political circles in the United States and Great Britain that few people dare to talk about it yet — but that is only for the time being. I would like to underscore that Russia has all the necessary tools to defend and protect its territory against long-range weapons. However, the very fact that the West is supplying such weapons shows once again that the United States and its allies are ready to keep fuelling the Kyiv regime in its readiness to fight until the last Ukrainian, which only prolongs its agony.”
2023-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9457 (2023) · source
“As we all remember, during the sixteenth ordinary summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Lake Chad Basin Commission, held at the end of November 2022, former President Buhari of Nigeria noted that his country’s authorities had discovered weapons intended for the Armed Forces of Ukraine that had fallen into the hands of extremists. Corruption has manifested itself throughout Ukraine’s entire society. Local media write about it openly, publishing more and more examples. Only Kyiv’s Western sponsors do not notice it or do not want to notice it, and for obvious reasons — corruption is contagious and requires the complicity of all those involved.”
2023-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9457 (2023) · source
“The organizers of such sales provide full service, including delivery throughout Ukraine. The intermediary structures, including those in Europe, organize the deliveries through Moldova and the Balkans to the main consumers — terrorist and anti-government groups in the Middle East, Central Africa and other regions of the world. In that connection, I refer to the widely broadcasted testimony of a Ukrainian border guard who defected to Russia, who described to journalists in detail how the humanitarian aid supplied to Kyiv is simply sold off in Ukraine and beyond under the watchful eye and supervision of local officials.”
2023-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9457 (2023) · source
“Two weeks ago (see S/PV.9436), we informed the Council of the discovery near the border of Israel of ammunition with the mark of an Armed Forces of Ukraine unit stationed in the city of Mukachevo, in the Transcarpathian region, in connection with which the Security Service of Ukraine conducted searches and made a series of arrests. Recently, data has emerged that 15 to 20 per cent of all military products received by Kyiv are put on the grey and black markets within two weeks. As soon as Western arms deliveries begin, some of the items appear on the dark web, which is virtually a public domain. The media have circulated numerous testimonies about weapons and explosives being sold on the Internet, including C-4 explosive charges, the price of which starts at $800.”
2023-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9457 (2023) · source
“The gunman who killed at least 20 people and wounded 60 others on Wednesday in Lewiston, Maine, in the United States, turned out to be a licensed firearms instructor. American journalists found on his social media that he had written “proud to train defenders of freedom around the world, including in Ukraine”. If those are the kind of people who are training Ukrainians, should we be surprised by the atrocities they commit against civilians after such receiving such training? At the same time, the Western elites, who continue to actively expand their cooperation with the Kyiv regime and pour huge amounts of money into it, still turn a blind eye to the colossal level of corruption in Ukraine and the fact that Kyiv is unable to control the arsenals at its disposal.”
2023-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9457 (2023) · source
“The American weapon manufacturers have therefore increased their profits by 450 per cent, and Kyiv cannot do a thing about it. However, a single shell now costs Ukraine the same amount that 20 Ukrainians earn on average per month, according to official statistics. For most people, war is grief and misery, but for Washington it is business as usual. Against that backdrop, it is not surprising that according to Politico, the White House is trying to change the arguments used to convince lawmakers to approve a new aid package for Ukraine. The main argument now is that the assistance provided will be the key to economic growth in the United States, creating jobs and strengthening the industrial base. That could not get any more cynical. The people who train Ukrainian soldiers to kill — and seem to do so expertly — are also thriving.”
2023-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9457 (2023) · source
“It should therefore come as no surprise that, in the endlessly expanding list of the weapons supplied to Ukraine, there are more and more long-range guns and missile systems, which the Armed Forces of Ukraine readily use to attack civilians. I already demonstrated that to the Security Council today. We have often repeatedly pointed to another important reason — apart from the desire to bleed Russia dry — for the behaviour of the United States and its allies in eagerly increasing their military supplies to Ukraine and to other countries as well. That reason is their banal desire to make money. The Pentagon and NATO said last week that arms manufacturers had raised the prices of 155 millimetre shells — the ammunition Kyiv needs the most — from €2,000 to €8,000 per unit.”
2023-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9457 (2023) · source
“Here it is appropriate to recall the bravado of Kyrylo Budanov, the current Head of the Main Directorate of Intelligence. In response to direct questions from journalists about his involvement in terrorist attacks, he said that Ukrainian intelligence “loves direct action and is not afraid to use it against anyone, anywhere in the world”. None of that, as is obvious, seems to bother the Western sponsors of the Kyiv regime, seeing as, in their anti-Russian frenzy, they are ready to turn a blind eye to the fact that their underlings, who take inspiration from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, are committing terrorist acts against civilians.”
2023-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9457 (2023) · source
“Speaking to The Washington Post, an unnamed United States intelligence official admitted that: “We calculated that the Main Directorate of Intelligence was a smaller and more nimble organization where we could have more impact. The Main Directorate of Intelligence was our little baby. We gave them all new equipment and training”. According to American journalists, CIA experts trained Ukrainian security services to operate behind the scenes in covert groups. While initially they mostly carried out reconnaissance missions, they later turned to the physical killing of people. Clearly, their American wardens did not just give their subordinates a licence to kill — as a famous spy saga put it — they also taught them how to use it.”
2023-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9457 (2023) · source
“Washington and London were also directly involved in the shelling of the Crimean bridge, which killed seven people. Furthermore, they helped Zelenskyy’s regime carry out drone attacks against Russian cities, including attempts to attack the Kremlin. As American journalists have demonstrated, Ukraine’s intelligence services were able to commit all those acts as a result of the close cooperation of the Security Service of Ukraine and the Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine with the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Britain’s MI6. Moreover, it has been reported that the Main Directorate of Intelligence itself is essentially a pet project of the United States.”
2023-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9457 (2023) · source
“However, that should come as no surprise considering that as long ago as 2014, the United States and its allies gave their Ukrainian protégés carte blanche to commit any crime. We now know for certain how Washington painstakingly implemented its anti-Russia project in Ukraine. It has also now become clear that it directly helped Ukrainians to engage in criminal activities. Apparently the masks have all been dropped. We are talking about direct assistance to Ukraine in the commission of terrorist attacks on our country’s territory, as The Washington Post eloquently described earlier this week and to which Mr. Credico referred. In that article, new details were provided about the murders of journalist Darya Dugina and blogger Vladlen Tatarsky, which were carried out using transparent terrorist methods, with the help of explosive devices.”
2023-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9457 (2023) · source
“That was also confirmed by the former Prime Minister of Israel Naftali Bennett, who named the United States, Germany and France among those responsible for the breakdown of the negotiation process. According to the magazine The National Interest, Ukraine had three opportunities to resolve the conflict on favourable terms, but Washington blocked the dialogue each time. Wars have traditionally represented a smart investment for the United States, as President Biden says, because they have not taken place on United States territory and have enabled it to strengthen its economic power. The costs that others have borne — particularly in human and humanitarian terms — have never bothered the Americans.”
2023-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9457 (2023) · source
“They are also equipped with cluster munitions containing blast-fragmentation submunitions, which makes them especially dangerous for civilians. And that is attracting attention even from Western experts, such as Titus Peachey, a member of the United States Cluster Munition Coalition, who recently published an article in the online magazine Responsible Statecraft. Washington is therefore consciously heading towards escalating the conflict and raising the stakes. We have repeatedly said that the Americans and their allies do not need peace in Ukraine — for them the Kyiv regime is only a tool for weakening Russia. A few days ago, former German Chancellor Schröder said in an interview with the Berliner Zeitung that in March 2022 it was Washington that forbade Kyiv from conducting peace negotiations with Russia.”
2023-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9457 (2023) · source
“An M-142 HIMARS MLRS missile was discovered virtually intact in a residential area of the city. All of that is a tragic consequence of the massive supply to Ukraine of lethal weapons produced by NATO countries, which President Biden described as a smart investment that will pay dividends for future generations. In order to make that investment more profitable, just 10 days ago, on 17 October, the United States authorities confirmed their secret shipment of MGM-140 army tactical missile systems (ATACMS) to Ukraine. They were used to attack airfields in Berdiansk and Luhansk that same day. I would like to draw the Council’s attention to the fact that ATACMS missiles belong to the long-range category and have a destructive radius of 300 kilometres.”
2023-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9457 (2023) · source
“Based on Kyiv’s punitive plan, the sick and wounded should lie there and bleed to death without a chance of being saved. As we all know, the first strikes on hospitals by the Ukrainian forces began back in 2014. However, the supposedly civilized Western world has conveniently existed all those years in an alternate reality in which those facilities shelled themselves. The shelling of peaceful neighbourhoods in Donetsk has intensified. On 23 October, a Grad MLRS was used by the Armed Forces of Ukraine to target a mosque in Donetsk that was built with the participation of the Istanbul muftiate. On 21 October, the neo-Nazis shelled the Budyonnivskyi and Kalininskyi districts using shrapnel and cluster munitions. Four civilians were wounded and 23 private residential buildings were damaged.”
2023-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9457 (2023) · source
“In other words, what I have just been showing the Council is material evidence of how weapons supplied by the West are being actively used by Ukrainians to attack civilian infrastructure. And the supplies of Western weapons to the Kyiv regime continue. Last week, the Zelenskyy regime once again showed the whole world that it is deliberately violating international humanitarian law by targeting infrastructure being used by humanitarian agencies. In Kherson oblast, the Armed Forces of Ukraine used American M-142 HIMARS MLRS in targeted strikes on an outpatient clinic in the small town of Nova Maiachka and on the central regional hospital in the city of Oleshky, where eight ambulances were destroyed. What is that if not an attempt to deprive people of access to emergency medical care?”
2023-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9457 (2023) · source
“The strike was aimed at a road bridge in the village of Chonhar, which connects the peninsula of the same name with the Republic of Crimea and is therefore of key importance in supplying food and other essential goods. The third HIMARS fragment I am holding was located following the shelling of the Voroshylovskyi and Kuibyshevskyi districts of Donetsk on 31 July, which led to the death of one civilian and injuries to 11 more. Finally, the fourth fragment is from the same type of American ammunition, used in the shelling of Makiivka on 4 July. One person was killed in the attack and 68 were seriously injured, including three children. I would like Council members to look at those fragments and imagine them hurtling down at high speed. I urge our British colleagues to take a look. They would prefer people not to talk about this.”
2023-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9457 (2023) · source
“He also mentioned that he almost came under fire in Donetsk. I can now give the Council an illustration of the danger that threatened him. Right now I am holding in my hands the fragments of several projectiles, one of which was recovered from the site of a high-mobility artillery rocket system (HIMARS) multiple-launch rocket system (MLRS) missile strike against the Kherson oblast administration on 16 September 2022. A meeting of heads of municipalities in the region was being held in the building at the time. Three people died and many of those in attendance suffered injuries and contusions. The second fragment is from the site of a bombing on 22 June using Franco-British Storm Shadow missiles. We can clearly see the inscription, which reads “Made in France”.”
2023-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9457 (2023) · source
“Mr. Polyanskiy (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We thank Mr. Adedeji Ebo, Deputy to the High Representative of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, for his report. Special thanks go to the representative of American civil society, Mr. Randy Credico, who shared not only the questions that many Americans have for their leadership in the context of the Ukrainian crisis, but also his impressions of his trip to Donbas and his contacts with residents there. I would like to apologize to him for the behaviour of our British colleague. I know that our Western colleagues find it very unpleasant to have to hear about the experiences of people who have actually visited places in Donbas that have been shelled by the Ukrainian military, but he said some very important things for which we thank him.”
2023-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9457 (2023) · source
“The Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011), concerning Libya has seen a sharp increase in the number of complaints from Tripoli. We urge all countries to take that particular matter very seriously and pay due attention to the requests of the Libyans.”
2023-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9438 (2023) · source
“We consider unacceptable any attempts to use the situation in Libya to tackle geopolitical and economic challenges, in particular, in the area of hydrocarbons and the related market. With respect to doing away with foreign military presences, we have consistently advocated a synchronized, balanced, gradual and phased withdrawal of all non-Libyan armed groups and military units without exception, so as not to upset the balance of power. In conclusion, I would like to express my concern about the ongoing difficult situation concerning frozen Libyan assets. In that regard, we would like to underscore that the attention of Security Council members should be focused on the real problem — the protection of Libyan funds held in foreign bank accounts. Those funds should not be used for the gain of non-Libyan financial and banking structures.”
2023-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9438 (2023) · source
“The electoral process must be transparent, genuinely inclusive and, in an unbiased manner, cover the entire spectrum of the leading political forces of the former Jamahiriya, including the representatives of the former authorities. We support Mr. Bathily’s efforts to promote Libya-wide political processes, the cornerstone of which should be the organization of general presidential and parliamentary elections. The best scenario would be to conduct both elections at the same time. We are convinced that under the current conditions, the required success in Libya can only be achieved by pooling the efforts of all interested Libyan parties and influential global and regional players, with the assistance of the United Nations. Once again, we underscore that our country stands ready to work with all interested players.”
2023-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9438 (2023) · source
“We note the importance of the work of the joint 6+6 committee, representing the House of Representatives and the High State Council of Libya, aimed at agreeing on the legislative basis for the electoral process. After a significant period of time, its delegates have finally managed to reach a compromise and agree upon a final version of the documents, the ratification of which was announced by the House of Representatives in early October. We call for the outcome of the committee’s work to be taken very seriously. We confirm once again that our position on the political settlement in Libya remains unchanged. The central role in agreeing the parameters of the political process must be played by the Libyans themselves, without any externally imposed blanket solutions or the establishment of unrealistic or artificial timelines.”
2023-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9438 (2023) · source
“Once again, we call for restraint and for a rejection of the use of force to tackle the problems. Further destabilization is the last thing that long-suffering Libya needs at the moment. The most important question for Libya is the preparation and holding of presidential and parliamentary elections and, following those elections, the establishment of unified authorities that represent all the country’s regions and leading political forces in a just manner. That would bring an end to the current dismal situation. In that regard, we continue to closely monitor the situation on the constitutional track of the Libyan political process.”
2023-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9438 (2023) · source
“Libya, which has been trying to deal with the fallout from the illegal NATO intervention for more than a decade now, is finding it very difficult to cope alone with the aftermath of the disaster. Despite the unity of the Libyan people against these elements, we note with regret that the political process in the former Jamahiriya is stagnating. Furthermore, given the ongoing existence of two seats of power, the outlook for finding a lasting settlement is still bleak. Even under the current conditions, the country remains divided. Unfortunately, that is reflected in the security situation as well. Recent months have once again been marred by clashes between armed groups. We are witnessing outbreaks of violence both in the west and in the east of the country.”
2023-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9438 (2023) · source
“Mr. Polyanskiy (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We are grateful to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, Mr. Abdoulaye Bathily, and the Permanent Representative of Japan, Mr. Kimihiro Ishikane, for their briefings. First and foremost, I would like to express my sincere condolences to the Libyan people following the numerous casualties and large-scale destruction caused by the storm and flooding in the north-east of the country. I would like to convey our condolences and support to the families of the victims and wish the injured a swift recovery. Russia was one of the first countries to send emergency workers to the country, and necessary assistance and equipment were provided as well. We are pleased to note that many other countries followed suit.”
2023-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9438 (2023) · source
“In that regard, we underscore once again that attempts to turn Iraq’s national territory into an arena for confrontation and settling scores by third countries are unacceptable. In conclusion, we take this opportunity to once again express our support for the multifaceted efforts of UNAMI to improve the public and political life of the country and the functioning of the State. At the same time, we consistently oppose any attempts to refocus UNAMI’s mandate on issues that are not characteristic of special political missions, such as climate change and cross-border environmental disputes.”
2023-10-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9432 (2023) · source
“We continue to believe that this challenge can be effectively addressed only through the broadest possible coordination of counter-terrorism efforts while respecting Iraq’s sovereignty and with agreement with Baghdad on all actions. We welcome Baghdad’s efforts aimed at establishing good neighbourly relations and welcome the expanding role of the country in regional normalization efforts. Furthermore, we are convinced that the increase in Iraq’s foreign policy initiatives and the establishment of constructive cooperation with partners in the region will promote peace, stability and security in the Middle East. We support a swift and lasting normalization of the situation both within and outside Iraq.”
2023-10-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9432 (2023) · source
“In that context, we commend the ongoing substantive dialogue between Baghdad and Erbil to settle existing disputes, first of foremost, in the oil and gas sector. We are convinced that further improvement of relations between them will benefit economic development and political stability throughout Iraq. Despite Baghdad’s achievements in the area of counter-terrorism, the security situation remains volatile owing to, among other factors, the increased activity of terrorist cells. According to the recent report of the Secretary-General (S/2023/700), they regularly conduct attacks in various governorates in the country.”
2023-10-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9432 (2023) · source
“During his meeting with President Putin, a whole range of pressing issues for the Middle East were discussed, including the recent escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, which can be overcome only if the deep-rooted interests of the Palestinian people are addressed and the relevant Security Council resolutions are implemented. We trust that all Iraqi political forces will continue to take a responsible approach and seek to settle the existing disputes solely through dialogue, for the benefit of all with all ethnic and faith-based communities and social groups of the country. We are convinced that an inclusive dialogue is necessary to facilitate the smooth holding of elections in the Iraqi governorates and the parliamentary elections to be held in the Kurdish Autonomous Region.”
2023-10-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9432 (2023) · source
“Furthermore, we note the commitment of the Iraqi Government to implement economic reforms in order to, among other objectives, improve the quality of State services and build the trust of the population in the authorities. We hope that the implementation of that programme will help to find solutions to issues that are pressing for the Iraqi people, such as tackling unemployment and providing support to vulnerable groups. We consistently and unswervingly support the Government of Iraq. That was confirmed again during the visit of Mohammed Shia’ Al Sudani to Moscow, which is currently under way.”
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“Mr. Polyanskiy (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, for her briefing on the situation in Iraq and confirm our unwavering support for the work of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI). We listened carefully to civil society representative Ms. Dhefaf Al-Jarahi. We regret to note that Iraq is continuing to face complex internal political and socioeconomic challenges against the backdrop of ongoing region-wide instability and terrorist threats. In that regard, we welcome the efforts of the Council of Ministers, headed by Mohammed Shia’ Al Sudani, to improve the situation in the country, to ensure stability and security and to combat international terrorism.”
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