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Primakov

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1996-09-27
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1997-09-25
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  1. “We are ready to participate in international efforts to promote Africa's peacekeeping capability, but I would like once again to emphasize that external assistance should complement rather than replace the steps to be taken by African States themselves. Unfortunately, African tom-toms still very often sound the alarm, but we should do all we can for them to convey only good news.”

    1997-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3819 (1997) · source

  2. “The Security Council, in its turn, could rely more on the coordinated opinion of Africans themselves in its search for approaches to solving the various problems on the continent. This refers in particular to the documents of the Organization of African Unity with regard to the situation regarding Libya. We have to find the way to resolve this issue. I believe that the proposal of the Organization of African Unity on the Lockerbie case deserves attention. The Russian Federation approaches the issues of cooperation with Africa, and within Africa, from the position of open, equal and mutually beneficial partnership without diktat, ideological stereotypes or national bias.”

    1997-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3819 (1997) · source

  3. “Naturally, to successfully achieve these goals we should substantially consolidate interaction between that Organization and the United Nations. We also believe it is time to discuss proposals on setting up a joint African force and other inter-State peacekeeping structures. I would like to emphasize in this regard that the international legal basis for peacemaking, including on the African continent, should continue to be the Charter of the United Nations, the decisions of the Security Council and the relevant international, bilateral and multilateral agreements. No coercive actions - either in the form of sanctions or, certainly, military force - should be taken by regional structures unless authorized by the Security Council.”

    1997-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3819 (1997) · source

  4. “These are mainly internal in character, but they jeopardize regional peace and security in terms of human and material casualties and cultural and ecological losses. Moreover, in this sphere there is the negative experience of interference on the part of the international community. I am referring to Somalia above all. No doubt, Africans themselves should be the first to act to resolve such conflicts. They are willing to do so and, as the successful activity of African contingents in Liberia and the Central African Republic demonstrates, their efforts deserve support. We suggest that we collectively reflect on how we can strengthen the role of African regional organizations, primarily that of the Organization of African Unity, both in peacemaking efforts and in preventive diplomacy.”

    1997-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3819 (1997) · source

  5. “In the area of socio-economic assistance to the African continent, the international community has already developed a number of general and sectoral programmes, including the United Nations System-wide Special Initiative on Africa, which was launched by the Secretary-General. I think that this meeting of the Security Council serves to prove that we all realize the urgent necessity for a similar coordinated strategy for maintaining peace and stability there. In this regard, we are not at all beginning from scratch. The Security Council and the United Nations in general have already gained a wealth of experience in resolving disagreements between States. But we should admit that the world community has not yet reached the required level of effective response to the conflicts of a new generation.”

    1997-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3819 (1997) · source

  6. “Mr. Primakov (Russian Federation) (interpretation from Russian): We consider the discussion by the Security Council of the current situation in Africa to be important and timely. One can hardly expect the world to develop harmoniously over the long term if African States - which account for nearly one third of the international community - continue to find themselves in a "highly seismic" zone. The other side of the coin is that 33 out of 48 of the world's poorest countries are in Africa, whose soil contains an enormous wealth of mineral resources. Moreover, the reality is that lack of security and increased ethnic, religious and social disintegration prevent many African countries from effecting the political and economic changes they badly need. The toll is heavy: hundreds of thousands of deaths and millions of refugees.”

    1997-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3819 (1997) · source

  7. “This not only reflects our concern about events in the Middle East, but will make it possible for us to take more effective action to normalize the situation. However, to achieve this we need to adopt a resolution today that is acceptable to all members of the Security Council. It must be done today. Otherwise, we are very much afraid that those who are guilty of the bloodshed will receive the wrong signal.”

    1996-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3698 (1996) · source

  8. “Russia has cautioned that the longer instability persists in the peace process, the greater becomes the risk of being hurled back to confrontation. In the tragic events of recent days, we can clearly see what that would lead to. Russia has already taken steps and made contacts aimed at normalizing the situation and encouraging dialogue and cooperation between the Government of Israel and the Palestinian national Authority. The most important thing now is not to allow a further escalation of the dispute on both sides. This applies to the interests of Palestinians and Israelis alike and to the aspirations of the international community as a whole. It is no coincidence that, in the Security Council today, many countries are represented by their Ministers for Foreign Affairs.”

    1996-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3698 (1996) · source

  9. “Russia is one of the sponsors of the peace process and cannot acquiesce to a situation in which the first hard-won fruits of the peace negotiations are sacrificed to tactical considerations and internal political manoeuvring. There must be a resumption of the peace process, not with a tabula rasa, but on the basis of compliance with agreements already entered into. Only those agreements - not just the written agreements; I must emphasize, but also those reached in the framework of the Madrid process - can, we are deeply convinced, put an end to the dangerous escalation of violence. Immediate progress in all negotiations on the basis of the principle of "land for peace" and Security Council resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973) and 425 (1978) on Lebanon, is the way forward.”

    1996-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3698 (1996) · source

  10. “Given the seriousness of the situation, Russia supported the request of the Arab Group for an urgent discussion of this issue at a formal meeting of the Security Council. We believe that this meeting will be an important step in the search for a way out of the current impasse. Russia strongly urges all the interested parties to show maximum restraint and to avoid action that may lead to a further deterioration of the situation. We are convinced that breaking the vicious circle of confrontation can be achieved only through political means. We are also convinced that the situation now requires not just close contact between the parties if the vicious spiral of violence is to be broken quickly, but also an urgent resumption of talks on an overall Middle East settlement.”

    1996-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3698 (1996) · source

  11. “Mr. Primakov (Russian Federation) (interpretation from Russian): Russia reacted with great concern to the bloodshed in Jerusalem, Ramallah, Nablus and Gaza. We have not seen such a dangerous situation since 1982. We must understand something: It would appear that this situation is a direct result not only of reckless activity in respect of the delicate issue of religious sentiment, but also of the fact that over the past four months the peace process in the Middle East has come to a virtual standstill and that Israel has even begun to draw back from agreements that it entered into. This took place after a new leader came to power in that country. The past four months were effectively a prelude to the opening by the Israeli authorities of a tunnel directly adjacent to one of the holiest places of the Islamic world, the Al-Aqsa Mosque.”

    1996-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3698 (1996) · source