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Saltanov

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2006-12-12
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2008-09-26
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  1. “As everyone is aware, the Palestinian leadership has achieved much, but much remains to be done. Right now it is important to encourage the sides, including through the Security Council, to continue talks to settle final status issues, including the question of the settlements. This would help in moving towards a comprehensive resolution of the Israeli-Arab conflict on a generally recognized international legal basis. That is the goal of Russia's policy in the Middle East. We intend to actively help to advance this as a member of the Quartet of international mediators as well as in our national capacity.”

    2008-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5983 (2008) · source

  2. “The failure to abide by those obligations has created serious difficulties in the Israeli-Palestinian talks. It has also negatively affected the political situation of the Palestinian National Authority and complicated the management of such sensitive problems as Jerusalem. More important, it calls into question the possibility of establishing a unique and viable, territorially connected Palestinian State. The complex talks currently under way are far from being concluded. Therefore, the parties must refrain from taking steps that create new realities on the ground, which would hamper the reaching of an agreement. Of course, this also applies to the Palestinian side. The Palestinians must also fully comply with their obligations, in particular in the area of security.”

    2008-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5983 (2008) · source

  3. “In addition, the restrictions imposed on the Palestinians' freedom of movement and the Israeli incursions into areas administered by the Palestinian National Authority have been major irritants in the Annapolis negotiations and within the framework of the Road Map. I wish to recall the Joint Understanding announced following the meeting in Annapolis in November 2007, according to which: "The parties also commit to immediately implement their respective obligations under the Performance-Based Road Map". As members are aware, that document calls for the parties to refrain from taking any action that would determine the final status of the Palestinian territories and for a freeze on all settlement activities, including so-called natural population growth.”

    2008-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5983 (2008) · source

  4. “Mr. Saltanov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): The problem that we are discussing today in the context of the situation in the Middle East is one of the most sensitive in terms of deciding the final status of the Palestinian territories. The way in which it is resolved will largely determine the future configuration and solidity of peace between the Palestinians and the Israelis. Therefore, today's discussion is useful and timely. Our approach is defined by the relevant resolutions of the Security Council, in particular resolution 242 (1967), which refers to the West Bank and the Gaza Strip as occupied territories, with all of the ensuing international legal consequences. We believe that the settlement activities are illegal.”

    2008-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5983 (2008) · source

  5. “In the view of my delegation, the time has come to take a fresh look at the proposal to convene an international conference on the Middle East. We spoke in favour of that idea last year. It is gaining growing recognition in the world and in the region and is in accordance with the Road Map, in which an international conference was prescribed as an important element of progress. However, such a major event, whose task we see as relaunching the peace process in the Middle East, must be well organized and must receive the approval of all of the interested parties. In conclusion, allow me, on behalf of the Russian Federation to express our great appreciation for the substantial contribution made by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr.”

    2006-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5584 (2006) · source

  6. “The events of the past year, the crisis in Lebanon and Israeli operations in the Gaza Strip have confirmed the argument that peace in the Middle East, by definition, can only be comprehensive and must cover all negotiation tracks - Palestinian, Lebanese and Syrian. Russia is in favour of a speedy resumption of collective efforts towards peace through negotiations, including halting the occupation begun in 1967 and ensuring normal conditions of security and development for all the States of the region, including Israel. It must be recognized that the deadlock in one of the areas of negotiation is holding back progress in other areas. For that reason, steps aimed at reviving the Syrian and Lebanese parts of the peace settlement are so important.”

    2006-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5584 (2006) · source

  7. “The main instrument for achieving that is the Road Map, which was approved in the unanimous adoption of Security Council resolution 1515 (2003) and which has received international legal status. It is extremely important that the document be accepted by both parties - the Israelis and the Palestinians. It may, of course, be implemented through mutually linked agreed steps by both parties. That is the approach that prevails in the Quartet. The Road Map is a generally recognized and effective instrument for international assistance in the situation in the Middle East, and it will serve as the basis for our future work.”

    2006-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5584 (2006) · source

  8. “The situation in the Palestinian territories, especially in the Gaza Strip, in particular the socio- economic and humanitarian situation, remains extremely difficult. The continuing blockade, severe restrictions on movement of people and goods and the closing of the crossing points affect, above all, ordinary people and create a mood of pessimism and hopelessness among the Palestinian people. That state of affairs can no longer be tolerated and the situation must be resolved. In resolving those important issues, we must not lose sight of the strategic goal - the achievement of a just settlement to the Palestinian problem on the basis of the principle of creating a sovereign, democratic, territorially contiguous Palestinian State, existing side by side with Israel in peace and security.”

    2006-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5584 (2006) · source

  9. “It is equally important to support the willingness to enter into direct dialogue that was expressed by both the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Olmert, and the President of the Palestinian Authority, Mr. Abbas. Nevertheless, there has been no breakthrough so far. In order to eliminate the obstacles to dialogue, we must remove the remaining sensitive issues for both parties. Those include the release of the Israeli soldier and a solution to the fate of the Palestinians detained in Israel. There is also another element that is slowing down the Palestinian-Israeli summit - that is the fact that a coalition Palestinian Government has not yet been formed - a Government that is capable of reflecting in its programme and activities the well- known criteria set out by the Quartet.”

    2006-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5584 (2006) · source

  10. “They are contained in the relevant resolutions of the Security Council, the Madrid terms of reference and the Quartet Road Map. The Arab Peace Initiative also has the positive potential to provide for the full normalization of relations between the Arab countries and Israel. Recently, efforts have been made in the area that is central to a settlement in the Middle East, namely, Palestine and Israel, including the assistance of key regional parties and the international mediators of the Quartet, towards restoring the political process. An important step taken in that area, namely, the ceasefire agreement in Gaza, must, in our view, be made comprehensive and be extended to the West Bank. We must try to achieve a complete cessation of violence, terrorist acts and incitement to terrorism, wherever those may originate.”

    2006-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5584 (2006) · source

  11. “The lack of resolution to one conflict situation there creates others, as well as overall regional instability. The search to a solution to the problem of the Middle East therefore requires an integrated approach. It also requires collective multilateral efforts that include the participation of directly interested parties, States in the region, as well as the international community. Unilateral steps, and the use of force in particular, can only serve to further to aggravate the conflict. It is particularly urgent to lend fresh impetus to a negotiated settlement to what is both the oldest and newest conflict in political history, namely, the Arab- Israeli conflict. That is of course one of the main problems of the Middle East. We have the reference points for a search for mutually acceptable outcomes.”

    2006-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5584 (2006) · source

  12. “Mr. Saltanov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): This is not the first time in recent months that the Security Council is meeting to discuss the question of the Middle East. That illustrates the mounting concern in the international community about the deteriorating situation in the region, which is having a very negative effect on international stability and security. That is why the initiative by the State of Qatar to hold today's Council meeting is both timely and important. We must note that the situation throughout the Middle East region is dangerously unbalanced - a trend that is unfortunately growing. Several hotspots of tension have arisen in the region, which are to a great extent interlinked and mutually influencing. That is the Middle East, and we must take that reality into account.”

    2006-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5584 (2006) · source