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Safronkov

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first: 2008-04-30
most recent: 2020-03-12
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“The situation that has arisen in Libya should be a constant reminder of the bankruptcy of the concept of outside armed incursions, which lead to the dismantling of Government institutions and the emergence of failed States. We have to learn from mistakes, which means that now, in the active phase of the conflict, we have to work with all the parties involved without preferring any one of them over the others. That is the only way to end the military confrontation. Attempts to hold only one of the players responsible will only deepen the confrontation and worsen the prospects for resuming the political process. We are confident that Mr. Salame will be guided by that approach. We must continue humanitarian assistance to all Libyans who need it and ensure unimpeded and non-discriminatory access for humanitarian personnel.”
2019-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8530 (2019) · source
“Like other members of the international community, Russia is deeply concerned. The bitter truth is that this country, which was until quite recently a stable and prosperous North African State, has descended into chaos. It has no Government for all practical purposes and has been fractured for a number ofyears. It is being used as a transit and migration area. It is a source of destabilizing influences on neighbouring regions on both sides of the Mediterranean. Anyone who believes that Libya's problems began only this spring is deeply mistaken. Libya's situation today is a result of geopolitical engineering and the policies of regime change that various countries decided to implement in 2011. We have only one purpose in pointing this out.”
2019-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8530 (2019) · source
“Mr. Safronkov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We thank Mr. Ghassan Salame', the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, and Mr. Sma'il Chergui, the African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security, for their detailed briefings. We support Mr. Salame's work and will continue to help him. We want to affirm to Mr. Chergui that the Russian Federation has always emphasized the crucial role of the African Union in settling crises on the continent, including the one in Libya. We thank the German delegation for its leadership of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011) concerning Libya, which has come at a difficult stage in the Libyan settlement. We are sorry to have to conclude that the escalation in greater Tripoli, and in Libya as a whole, is not improving.”
2019-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8530 (2019) · source
“We believe it is essential to ensure that all the countries of the region participate in this, including the Persian Gulf States and Iran. Positive assistance in advancing this process and an immediate, urgent de-escalation of the situation in this part of the world are needed. Only joint efforts aimed at cooperation rather than confrontation can lead to the establishment of comprehensive and indivisible security in the Middle East.”
2019-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8525 (2019) · source
“We call on the parties to the conflict in Yemen to show restraint and ensure unhindered humanitarian access to every area of the country. The main thing is cooperating actively with the United Nations mediation efforts and supporting them rather than making them harder. We urge everyone to immediately refrain from the indiscriminate use of force and from damaging the country's oil infrastructure. But before assigning blame there must be a professional and objective investigation. In the circumstances, Russia's proposal for launching a process in the Persian Gulf for developing a package of security and confidence-building measures has become especially relevant and could help not only to stabilize that part of the world but also to resolve various new as well as protracted crisis situations, including the conflict in Yemen.”
2019-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8525 (2019) · source
“The priority job right now is providing Yemenis with emergency humanitarian assistance, and Russia will continue to contribute to helping them. We do that consistently. We want to emphasize that humanitarian assistance coming to Yemen from abroad must be provided to the country's entire population, without discrimination and regardless of who controls which territory. That is crucial not only to solving the humanitarian problems but also with regard to future national reconciliation issues. But we can all see clearly that resolving the humanitarian crisis is no panacea. The solution lies exclusively in the political arena. And, needless to say, we place great hopes in the United Nations mediation and diplomatic efforts and those of Mr. Griffiths, to whom we will extend active help in that regard.”
2019-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8525 (2019) · source
“Fore's reports showed - and, by the way, we greatly appreciate the courageous and selfless work of the United Nations humanitarian actors in Yemen and other crisis areas - the humanitarian situation in the country is still harrowing. We have been sadly forced to conclude that the country is in the grip of a serious humanitarian crisis that has brought the civilian population incalculable suffering. The country's infrastructure has been destroyed. It is difficult to grasp the fact that in the twenty-first century, as a result of this senseless war, the people of Yemen, including women and children, are starving, without essential medicines or social services and in need of one kind of basic assistance or another. Itisonlythankstothe selflessefforts ofhumanitarian workers that a humanitarian collapse has been averted in the country.”
2019-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8525 (2019) · source
“The task of consolidating the efforts of the external actors and the parties to the conflict based on a platform of achieving a lasting solution has never been as urgent as it is today. We call on the members of the Security Council to continue their collective efforts to put the conflict back on the political track, establish a comprehensive ceasefire and provide the Yemeni people with the help they need. It will be crucial to work consistently with all the parties and influential stakeholders. Russia will continue to provide support to the United Nations mediation efforts to resolve the differences in Yemen. As Mr. Lowcock and Ms.”
2019-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8525 (2019) · source
“We believe that the further deployment of the United Nations Mission to Support the Hodeidah Agreement will help to normalize the city and stabilize the situation in Yemen as a whole, and we urge all the parties to work together to achieve that. The impartial mediation of the United Nations is crucial, but it can succeed only if it is founded on the good faith of the parties and their desire to stabilize the situation in their own country. What is absolutely essential is ensuring that everything possible is done to avoid any provocative steps that could threaten the prospects for a peaceful settlement and that certainly would not advance the United Nations efforts.”
2019-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8525 (2019) · source
“We understand that this is only a beginning. The bulk of the work still lies ahead. However, it is now already clear that those initial results were made possible only thanks to the delicate diplomatic efforts of the United Nations and the help of external actors, based on a respectful attitude to all the parties and focused on compromise and a professional understanding of the concerns of all involved. The strategic goal - launching a fully fledged political process in order to discuss all the political parameters of a comprehensive solution - is unchanged. We believe that a window of opportunity is opening for implementing other aspects of the Stockholm Agreement, including the exchange of prisoners and de-escalation in Taiz and other regions.”
2019-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8525 (2019) · source
“Mr. Safronkov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We thank our briefers, Special Envoy Martin Griffiths and Under-Secretary- General Mark Lowcock. We are grateful to UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore for her worrisome assessment and to the Permanent Representative of Peru for organizing the important visit by the Committee established pursuant to resolution 2140 (2014). We welcome the progress made by the United Nations team under Mr. Griffiths in inducing the Yemeni parties to implement the agreements reached in Stockholm. We have also noted the professionalism of Lieutenant General Lollesgaard's efforts. The launch of the first phase of the redeployment of armed forces from the ports of Al-Hudaydah, Saleef and Ras Isa is a crucial step in implementing the broader plan for disengaging the opposing parties.”
2019-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8525 (2019) · source
“We must keep in mind that the vacuum in the political process and the unresolved issue of Western Sahara could be exploited by a number of terrorist entities, which would have a negative impact on the military and political situation in the entire region.”
2019-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8518 (2019) · source
“We well remember that at many meetings with the Council Mr. Kohler has asked us to express our united support through a consensus public response from the Security Council. And there was a window for compromise. Russia will continue to be an impartial, balanced player with regard to the Western Sahara settlement and will maintain contact with all the regional stakeholders. We will work actively to support the negotiation process launched by Mr. Kohler with the aim of arriving at a mutually acceptable solution. We urge our colleagues to contribute constructively as well. It is vital that we act in order to disrupt the status quo, which is not viable.”
2019-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8518 (2019) · source
“We have disagreed with the artificial modification of those parameters in prior years and have said so directly, and we were unable to support such an approach on this occasion with regard to resolution 2468 (2019). Our arguments for correcting the imbalance were blatantly ignored, although what we were asking for was a restoration of the previously agreed wording. That has once again raised questions about the penholdership system on country-specific subjects in the Council. Replacing the fundamental principles of the Western Sahara settlement with abstract wording about the importance of maintaining a realistic approach or seeking compromises leads to ambiguity, undermines trust in our work and dims the prospects for the political process. Moreover, such an approach does not help to create a constructive atmosphere for negotiations.”
2019-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8518 (2019) · source
“We believe that even if a settlement is achieved, the Mission will inevitably be needed for a long time after that. Regrettably, in recent years amendments have been introduced into the resolutions extending MINURSO's mandate that in our view undermine the Security Council's impartial and objective approach to the issue of Western Sahara. Eroding previously approved parameters is unacceptable. We must keep in mind that they define the parties to the Western Sahara conflict and provide for ultimately reaching a mutually acceptable solution that guarantees the self-determination of the people of Western Sahara through procedures that are in line with the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations.”
2019-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8518 (2019) · source
“We are supporting the activities of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO), which counts Russian military observers among its ranks. It plays a crucial stabilizing role in the region, and its effective work enables us to maintain an environment conducive to advancing a settlement for Western Sahara on the basis of the relevant Council resolutions. However, while we recognize the continued importance of implementing the tasks that are part of the Mission's mandate, we believe it is wrong to create an artificial commotion about the extension of its mandate, to attempt to use the resolutions on it to define the direction that the negotiations will take under the auspices of the United Nations, or to change previously agreed approaches.”
2019-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8518 (2019) · source
“We trust that the next meeting, which all of the parties are prepared to take part in - Morocco and the Frente Popular para la Liberacion de Saguia el-Hamra y de Rio de Oro (Frente POLISARIO), and their neighbours, Algeria and Mauritania - will result in substantive progress. The international community generally, and the Security Council, in particular, must assist the Special Envoy in his work. For our part, we are working with Morocco, the Frente POLISARIO, Algeria and Mauritania. We have close, friendly relations with all of them, which we cherish, especially since our multifaceted ties have stood the test of time. We believe that the African Union also has a potentially significant role to play.”
2019-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8518 (2019) · source
“Mr. Safronkov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): The Russian Federation welcomes and supports the efforts of the Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General, Mr. Kohler, including through his initiative to hold round-table talks in Geneva. For the first time in many years, a chance has emerged for achieving a just and mutually acceptable solution to this long-standing problem that aligns perfectly with the relevant Security Council resolutions. Two rounds ofnegotiations have already been held, and we hope that they have laid the foundation for further progress in the political process.”
2019-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8518 (2019) · source
“We should point out that in the past few days, thanks to the group's efforts, an exchange of prisoners took place between the Syrian Government and illegal armed groups in the area of the town of Al-Bab. We once again urge all our colleagues to act in the interest of Syrians and not for the sake of geopolitical plans that have already destabilized a number of countries in the Middle East and North Africa and destroyed their statehood. Together we can put an end to the destructive trends in Syria and the region as a whole. We are ready to cooperate and open to serious, feasible initiatives that can be achieved in practice. The realities of the region demand that we all come together andjoin forces.”
2019-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8515 (2019) · source
“Their twelfth meeting will be held in Nursultan on 25 and 26 April, and the leadership of Kazakhstan is providing organizational and other assistance for the event. We believe that meeting will make another significant contribution to the Syrian settlement, and we want to point out that it has been preceded by intensive work. The Russian representatives have held a series of consultations with all the key stakeholders and the Syrian Government and opposition first and foremost. Importantly, the eighth meeting of the working group on the release of detainees/abductees, the handover of bodies and the identification of missing persons will take place on the margins ofthe event.”
2019-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8515 (2019) · source
“We see what is going on, and we do not know how long the status quo in Idlib can continue. It is absolutely unsustainable, and it is dangerous for Syria and the region. We continue to work with our Turkish partners to develop a lasting solution to the problem. Russia and Turkey's ongoing consultations include the detailed discussion of our joint steps with regard to the Syrian situation. If we are to increase the sustainability of the positive developments in Syria, we must continue consolidated work on the political front in support of the efforts of Special Envoy Pedersen, particularly with respect to launching the constitutional committee as soon as possible, and the Astana troika is doing just that.”
2019-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8515 (2019) · source
“We believe that involving the United States in the joint coordination meetings on Rukban organized at Russia's initiative for representatives of Russia, Syria and various United Nations agencies would help to solve the Rukban problem very quickly and would represent a genuine practical step towards normalizing the living conditions of civilians, including those with disabilities. The situation in Idlib remains unstable. The former Al-Nusra militants who have metamorphosed into the Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham group continue to attack Government positions. They make indiscriminate strikes, including on civilian infrastructure, and innocent civilians are dying. The pseudo-humanitarian White Helmets continue preparing new provocations in order to accuse the legitimate authorities of using toxic agents.”
2019-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8515 (2019) · source
“All those who have left the camp have been provided with medical assistance and basic necessities and food. Problems with recovering documents and providing employment are also being resolved, and such steps or their positive aspects should not be ignored. However, the situation in Rukban remains difficult. The militants of the illegal armed group Maghawir al-Thawra who control the camp subject its inhabitants to violence on a daily basis, block the return process and even attempt to impose their own agenda.”
2019-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8515 (2019) · source
“Until very recently they were living under terrorist control and were forced to flee indiscriminate air and ground strikes during counter-terrorism operations in the areas of Hajin and Baghouz. We believe it is vital to continue the coordinated work of resettling Rukban camp residents. That is the only way the problem can be solved, considering that almost all its residents have expressed a desire to leave the Al-Tanf area. Since February some 7,000 people have been transferred in accordance with their own wishes from there to areas under Government control. If that pace continues, as many as 60 or 70 per cent of the camp's residents could leave in the space of two weeks. The Syrian authorities are providing guarantees of decent living conditions for citizens who return from Rukban.”
2019-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8515 (2019) · source
“In 413 settlements that suffered the least from military activities, centres have been opened to receive and rehouse more than 1.5 million refugees. The Syrian committee coordinating the return of refugees is implementing various socioeconomic measures. By contrast, we are seeing very different and negative trends in the areas that are not under Damascus's control. We share the concerns about the dire humanitarian situation in the temporary shelter at Al-Hol, which has continued to deteriorate rapidly despite the efforts of international humanitarian organizations. A camp designed for 40,000 people is now coping with twice that number. People are living in intolerable conditions, and many of them, most of whom are women and children, as today's briefings testified, have been through traumatic ordeals.”
2019-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8515 (2019) · source
“The restoration of ties destroyed by conflict is a natural and objective process, while a policy of good-neighbourliness is a key to strengthening security and stability throughout the region. Despite the real challenges, the process of Syrian refugees' return has maintained a steady positive trend. Approximately 1,000 people are returning to Syria every day. More than 190,000 Syrian nationals have returned to their homeland since July of last year. We are also seeing positive developments in terms of internally displaced persons (IDPs) returning to the homes they had fled. The Syrian Government is working actively to improve the effectiveness of the repatriation process and provide the necessary guarantees.”
2019-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8515 (2019) · source
“With the assistance of Russia and other partners, the Government of Syria is taking active steps in that direction. Houses are being built and civilian infrastructure, hospitals and roads are being repaired. Since July of last year approximately 900 educational and 200 medical facilities have been rebuilt, a number of road bridges and more than 1,000 kilometres of roads repaired, approximately 1,000 kilometres ofpower lines laid and 140 water supply facilities, 180 bakeries, 631 electrical substations and more than 14,000 industrial facilities operationalized. Many thousands of hectares have been demined. We welcome the growing economic relations between Syria and its Arab neighbours.”
2019-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8515 (2019) · source
“Bringing a speedy end to the illegal occupation of Syrian territory, including in the north-east and in the area of Al-Tanf, would help the joint work of strengthening peace and stability in the country, along with a genuine united effort to combat the ongoing threat of terrorism, which, most alarmingly, is beginning to spill over the borders of the region. We want to draw attention once again to the pernicious and damaging effects of unilateral sanctions, which are only exacerbating the humanitarian situation in Syria and other States, wreaking havoc on civilians, undermining the normal functioning of Syria's medical and social services and hindering the reliable supply of vitally necessary fuel for the people. We urge everyone to join the efforts to rebuild Syria's ruined infrastructure and restore normal life to the stabilized areas.”
2019-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8515 (2019) · source
“Nevertheless, the situation in the country remains challenging and will require even greater assistance on the part of the international community in the work of consolidating the progress that has been made and creating the necessary conditions for normalizing the situation further. It will be genuinely possible to make continued significant progress, but to achieve that, the politicization of the humanitarian issue and the use of double standards in assessing events in the Syrian Arab Republic must cease. The time has come to reconsider long-outdated approaches that have been overtaken by the evolving situation in Syria, and end the persistent attempts to blame Damascus for everything and hold back the processes of normalizing the situation in and around Syria, including its reintegration into the Arab family.”
2019-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8515 (2019) · source
“Mr. Safronkov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We thank Assistant Secretary-General Ursula Mueller for her briefing. We deeply appreciate the selfless and courageous work of the humanitarian workers in Syria and other hotbeds of conflict. We are also thank Ms. Nujeen Mustapha for telling us her own story, one that is both tragic and heroic and that encourages us to redouble our efforts in our quest for a settlement of the Syrian crisis. We are seeing a significant stabilization of the situation in Syria, with real breakthroughs in the fight against terrorism and declining violence, especially in the areas controlled by the legitimate Government.”
2019-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8515 (2019) · source
“I would like to once again remind the Council of resolution 598 (1987), which requested the Secretary- General, together with the States of the region, to develop a security architecture. The conditions for starting that work have long been ripe and are very much needed.”
2019-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8512 (2019) · source
“Launching a process of security- and confidence-building measures in the Persian Gulf, and ultimately throughout the Middle East, in line with the well-known Russian initiative in that regard, would help to resolve some crisis situations, including the conflict in Yemen. Once again, we urge our friends in the region to respond positively to Russia's proposal and the international community to support efforts in that direction. Threats and confrontations should give way to dialogue and cooperation in which every one of the States of the region should participate, including Iran and the other countries of the Persian Gulf. We have to work together urgently to improve the atmosphere, which will enable all of us to focus on settling the conflicts in the region under the auspices of the United Nations.”
2019-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8512 (2019) · source
“The indiscriminate use of force, including strikes on civilian targets, is unacceptable. We want to point out, however, that despite the importance of providing humanitarian assistance, the answer to Yemen's challenges lies in reaching a sustainable and comprehensive political settlement. That is the framework in which the violence can be stopped, functioning Government bodies established, the army restored and economic recovery begun. An all-important issue in Yemen is combating terrorism, which is exploiting the current state of chaos. We would like to emphasize that establishing the political process in Yemen would contribute significantly to stabilizing the situation in the entire region to a similar degree.”
2019-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8512 (2019) · source
“We urge the donor community to recognize the extent of the problem and respond to the Emergency Relief Coordinator's appeal. Bringing emergency humanitarian assistance to the people of Yemen is a priority. Like many other States Members of the United Nations, including Yemen's neighbours, we will continue helping to assist the country's long- suffering people. Another important point is that humanitarian assistance to Yemen from abroad should be distributed in a non-discriminatory manner among the entire population in all parts of the country, regardless of who controls which parts of it, and that is exactly Russia's approach. We want to draw the Council's attention to the importance of complying strictly with the provisions of international humanitarian law and ensuring unimpeded access for humanitarian workers.”
2019-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8512 (2019) · source
“We urge all the parties to de-escalate. We demand that they put aside all their differences immediately, cooperate with the United Nations and start working in earnest to improve the disastrous humanitarian situation in the country, the scale of which Mr. Lowcock spoke about today. A majority of the Yemeni population is starving and in need of one or another kind of assistance - and this is the twenty-first century. The country is once again on the brink of a cholera epidemic, and children are suffering the most, as Ms. Gamba reported. We all have to assume that even if the conflict ends in the near future, the people of Yemen will be dependent on outside help for a long time. The civil and economic infrastructure is in ruins and the cost of rebuilding it is rising steadily every day.”
2019-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8512 (2019) · source
“Russia will continue to support United Nations mediation efforts in Yemen in its national capacity, cooperating with regional and international partners while making use of its contacts with all the parties. If they are to succeed, the United Nations mediation efforts must be based on the cooperation of the parties to the conflict themselves as well as on regional and international assistance. There can be no military solution to the conflict in Yemen. Everyone has to acknowledge that and collaborate with the United Nations on that basis. We are certain that the further deployment ofthe United Nations Mission to Support the Hudaydah Agreement will facilitate the disengagement process of the opposing forces and will also help to stabilize the situation in Yemen as a whole. The people of Yemen desperately need peace.”
2019-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8512 (2019) · source
“We want to emphasize that the chances do exist of making progress in Al-Hudaydah and transitioning to discussing the parameters for a settlement, which is what Martin Griffiths is working on. The international community should collectively support his efforts. Coordinating the work of all stakeholders will enable us to unblock the other aspects of the Stockholm Agreement. Attempts to marginalize individual parties to the conflict are counterproductive. We have to understand that the package of accords developed and agreed on in Sweden is a unique opportunity to break out of the closed circle of the tragedy in Yemen. We commend the selflessness and professionalism of the work of Martin Griffiths, Michael Lollesgaard and our colleagues on the humanitarian front in getting the Yemeni parties to implement the agreements reached in Stockholm.”
2019-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8512 (2019) · source
“We call on all Yemenis to abandon unilateral steps, which undermine the prospects for launching a full-fledged political process and make the United Nations mediation efforts very difficult. We are awaiting the implementation of the first phase of redeployment. While the fragile ceasefire regime in Al-Hudaydah is holding, we are concerned about the intensification of hostilities in other parts of the country. The growing tension is complicating the efforts to begin redeployment. All the parties to the conflict in Yemen should refrain from aggressive rhetoric and unilateral action and show restraint. The principle of country first and foremost, rather than individual narrow interests, should define the attitude of all the parties.”
2019-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8512 (2019) · source
“Mr. Safronkov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We thank all of today's briefers for their comprehensive overview of the situation on the political, military and humanitarian fronts in Yemen. Russia and Yemen are linked by a tradition of decades of friendly relations imbued with mutual trust and multifaceted ties in many areas. We are deeply pained by what is happening in Yemen today. We have been compelled to acknowledge that the situation in Yemen is still tragic. Despite the efforts being made both through the United Nations and bilateral channels, the implementation of the Stockholm Agreement, including the redeployment of armed forces in Al-Hudaydah, the exchange of prisoners and de-escalation in Taiz, has stalled. The opposing parties are blaming one another. That must stop.”
2019-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8512 (2019) · source
“We hope that the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1718 (2006) will consider and reach agreement on practical measures to correct that abnormal situation as soon as possible. Russia welcomes measures aimed at reaching a peaceful solution to the problem of the Korean peninsula, and we are ready to facilitate that. However, an important element for success in that effort is the establishment in North-East Asia of a sustainable security architecture, with the participation of all the countries of the region.”
2019-04-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8507 (2019) · source
“Mr. Safronkov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): Russia supported the adoption of resolution 2464 (2019), which renews the mandate of the Panel of Experts on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. We hope that in their future work the Experts will be strictly guided by the principles of impartiality and objectivity and operate solely through the use ofverified information on a basis of respectful cooperation with all Member States. We share the concerns expressed by the Experts in their most recent report (see S/2019/171), as well as the statements by representatives of many humanitarian agencies working in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, with regard to the negative impact of sanctions on the lives of the civilian population, especially the most vulnerable segments of society, women and children.”
2019-04-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8507 (2019) · source
“A return to respect for international law would also assume fundamental significance in affirming the status of the United States as an objective and impartial mediator, an honest broker and an even-handed partner that through its cooperation with regional and international players will be able to make a significant contribution to achieving a Palestinian-Israeli and Arab- Israeli settlement through direct negotiations between the parties on a basis of the relevant international legal resolutions and the Arab Peace Initiative.”
2019-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8495 (2019) · source
“Taking all of this into account, we want to emphasize that whatever the United States' reasons may be for its unilateral decisions, they do not change the international legal decisions on all the issues pertaining to a settlement in the Middle East. We fully agree with the Secretary- General that the status of the Syrian Golan may not be changed, because it is enshrined in the relevant Security Council resolutions.”
2019-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8495 (2019) · source
“We urge the United States and anyone who might be tempted to follow its poor example to refrain from aggressive revisions of international law, which, like the Charter of the United Nations, will always remain the sole framework for States' civilized conduct within the system of international relations. The world's response to this series ofunilateral steps and unlawful decisions confirms our conclusion that the so-called rules-based order arbitrarily established by certain States is doomed to failure and has no future. We urge them to reject this immoral and artificial concept, which is insulting to other States.”
2019-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8495 (2019) · source
“They include its withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action for Iran, in Violation of resolution 2231 (2015), which has inflamed the international situation; the move of the United States Embassy to Jerusalem, flying in the face of international legal resolutions on the city's status, which has fundamental and sensitive significance for representatives of the monotheistic religions; and its assistance in establishing a Kosovo army, circumventing resolution 1244 (1999), which permits the presence there of multinational forces alone.”
2019-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8495 (2019) · source
“We are concerned about the possibility that these unilateral decisions could not only complicate the prospects for finding a comprehensive settlement in the Middle East, but could also lead to worsening instability in the region. The negative reaction from the Arab world confirms this kind of worrying prognosis. It is alarming to have to conclude that the decision on the Golan is the latest addition to the sad list of unilateral steps that the United States has taken recently.”
2019-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8495 (2019) · source
“We adhere strictly to resolution 497 (1981), according to which unilateral decisions to establish other laws, jurisdictions or administrations in that part of Syria's territory are null and void and have no legal effect. An overwhelming majority of the international community supports a similar approach. The General Assembly affirms that through its annual adoption of a resolution entitled "The occupied Syrian Golan". The question of ending the occupation should be resolved in the framework of the Middle East settlement process through direct negotiations, based on the existing internationally recognized foundations. It is hard to deny that politics is at work here.”
2019-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8495 (2019) · source
“We assert that such steps not only Violate norms of international law, they are a Violation of Security Council resolutions, run counter to the principle of land for peace, developed at the Madrid Conference under the sponsorship of the Russian Federation and the United States, and represent a total disregard for the Arab Peace Initiative, which was approved at the League of Arab States Summit in 2002 and has historic significance for the work of opening the prospects for achieving a comprehensive, fair and lasting settlement in the Middle East. Russia's position remains unchanged. The Golan Heights are a territory of the Syrian Arab Republic, occupied by Israel as a result of the 1967 war and then illegally annexed.”
2019-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8495 (2019) · source
“UNDOF has historically continued to be an effective mechanism for reducing tension, preventing incidents and escalation and resolving claims between Syria and Israel. In the long term, this kind of mechanism has the potential to restore trust between the parties. We cannot allow the positive momentum I have outlined to be undermined by unilateral steps that not only complicate efforts to improve the situation in Syria and establish a political process, but also create serious obstacles to the normalization of relations between Israel and Arab States. Despite opinions and warnings that have been expressed at the international and regional levels, the United States has formalized its recognition of Israel's sovereignty over part of the occupied Syrian Golan.”
2019-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8495 (2019) · source
“That also eliminated one of the security challenges for Israel and United Nations personnel. The success of this effort was made possible only thanks to cooperation on the part of key players. In our communications with the parties to the 1974 Disengagement of Forces Agreement, we help to ensure the necessary conditions for the full functioning of the United Nations operation. Russian military police units play an important role in that process. Thanks to efforts on the Syrian side, work on the Quneitra crossing point between the Alpha and Bravo sectors has been resumed. That is another important element in normalizing the situation and restoring it to its pre-crisis state. Demining work is continuing in order to accelerate the mission's full deployment in the Golan.”
2019-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8495 (2019) · source