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Yelchenko

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first: 1997-12-19
most recent: 2019-07-16
sittings or episodes: 226
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“Moving on now to the substance of today's debate, I wish to inform the Council that, as the Permanent Council of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Vienna was informed yesterday, Russian-backed separatist forces continue to use advanced weapons and equipment to put civilians at risk in eastern Ukraine. According to monitors of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, residents of Donetsk said that separatist fighters position themselves on the roofs of their homes, launch mortar attacks and then flee, leaving civilians to face defensive return fire from Ukrainian soldiers.”
2016-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7711 (2016) · source
“Yet the Russian delegation may try to deny even that. If so, let me recall that the aforementioned address by the President, adopted by the Parliament of Ukraine and addressed to the Council, was distributed as an official United Nations document on 2 April 2015 under the symbol S/2015/225. It is highly unusual for a Council member to deny the existence of a document that can be found in the online United Nations document system. I would therefore like to ask the Secretariat to distribute hard copies of the Ukrainian request. For ease of use and reference, we will also upload that official Security Council document to our Mission's web page.”
2016-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7711 (2016) · source
“Let me recall a quote from an address by the President of Ukraine to the Security Council and the Secretary-General, adopted by the Ukrainian parliament on 17 March 2015. "On behalf of Ukraine I address the Secretary- General and the Security Council of the United Nations to initiate appropriate procedures for the deployment of a United Nations international peacekeeping operation in the territory of Ukraine, with the exact modalities to be defined in consultations with the Ukrainian side, in accordance with established practice. In particular, I request that a preliminary assessment mission be dispatched to Ukraine in order to assess the situation and put forward recommendations for consideration by the Security Council." (S/2015/225, p. 4.) One can ask oneself: if that is not a request addressed to the Council, then what is it?”
2016-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7711 (2016) · source
“I know that it is late, but my statement will not take long. Today, the Russian delegation once again resorted to a flat lie, this time stating that the Council did not receive any request from Ukraine on the deployment ofa peacekeeping operation. Just for the record, Ukraine officially approached the Council at the highest level, as well as the Secretary- General, with such a request on at least two occasions. Relevant appeals on the part of Ukraine, the President and the National Security and Defence Council, as well as the Parliament, were accompanied by letters from the Ukrainian Minister for Foreign Affairs and officially transmitted to the United Nations by our Mission in February and March last year.”
2016-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7711 (2016) · source
“The Tribunals' archives should be widely accessible. The lessons of the Tribunals should also be used to increase the capacity of national courts.”
2016-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7707 (2016) · source
“As to the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, we note that it has assumed responsibility for a number of functions of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and the ICTY, including with regard to a range of judicial activities, the enforcement of sentences, the protection of Victims and witnesses, and the management of archives. One of the main tasks now is to ensure the smooth transition of ICTY'S remaining functions. We support the work ofthe Mechanism in taking measures to improve operations and working methods and to ensure flexibility in staff assignment. The establishment ofthe Tribunals was a huge step forward in the fight against impunity. Their knowledge and expertise should not be wasted but used in the handling of human rights crimes cases at the national and international levels.”
2016-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7707 (2016) · source
“We support the efforts of the Tribunal to implement its completion strategy and follow a timeline to finish its judicial work by the end of 2017. We recognize the importance of regional and State cooperation to ensure that those responsible for crimes are held accountable, and we support the activities of the Office of the Prosecutor in this regard. At the same time, we are concerned about the failure to execute arrest warrants and transfer three indictees to the Tribunal's custody, in violation of international obligations to cooperate with the Tribunal. The issue of regional cooperation, as well as existing challenges with respect to national prosecutions of war crimes, require special attention and monitoring by the Office of the Prosecutor.”
2016-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7707 (2016) · source
“The number of concluded proceedings by the ICTY - 151 out of 161 - is a confirmation of the efficiency of the Tribunal. Taking into account that by the end of June 2016 only two trials and one appeal case will remain pending, we would like express our gratitude to staff members of the Tribunal for their hard work and dedication. In this context, we are concerned over staff attrition, as noted by the President of the ICTY in his report (S/2016/454, annex), and acknowledge the efforts of the Tribunal to resolve this issue. This problem is expected to become acute as the Tribunal approaches the end of its mandate. We therefore encourage the Tribunal to maintain all measures to minimize the impact of this challenging situation on the ability to deliver justice.”
2016-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7707 (2016) · source
“We welcome the closure of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda,on 31 December 2015, and the take over by the Residual Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals of all its files. The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) is also on its way to concluding its functions. We hail the tremendous work both institutions have accomplished and their invaluable contribution to the development of international criminal law. We note with satisfaction the ICTY's significant progress in completing its work during the reporting period by delivering a number ofjudgments, including the recent conclusion of the trial of Radovan Karadzic. That decision is clear evidence that those violating principles of international humanitarian law will be brought to justice sooner or later.”
2016-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7707 (2016) · source
“The Tribunals faced countless challenges, including the need to further develop international criminal jurisprudence, ensure compliance with international human rights standards to undergird legitimacy and credibility, address such issues as prosecuting senior officials and gathering evidence for crimes that had occurred hundreds, or even thousands, of miles away, and many others. Yet the achievements of the Tribunals in the fight against impunity and delivering justice to Victims are remarkable. And we can say with confidence that they succeeded in accomplishing their mandates and in paving the way for a major change in the functioning of the international justice system.”
2016-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7707 (2016) · source
“I would like to warmly welcome Presidents Theodor Meron and Carmel Agius and Prosecutor Serge Brammertz. I thank them for their comprehensive briefings. Let me also express our support for their professional and dedicated service. I also wish to thank Ambassador Elbio Rosselli of Uruguay for his work as Chair of the Informal Working Group on International Tribunals. When, in early 19905, the Security Council created two ad hoc Tribunals to try alleged perpetrators of genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and other serious violations of international humanitarian law, they found themselves in largely unchartered waters.”
2016-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7707 (2016) · source
“Let me quote from the report: "The conflict broke out in spring 2014 with the influx of foreign fighters, including citizens of the Russian Federation, ammunition and heavy weaponry into east Ukraine from across the border with the Russian Federation". To conclude, I would like to emphasize that it is only through enhanced and coordinated cooperation between the United Nations and the EU that we will be able effectively to counter the growing number of common global challenges. Ukraine is ready to contribute to this end and at the same time looks forward to strengthened international support in countering the external aggression against its own sovereignty and independence.”
2016-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7705 (2016) · source
“I urge the Russian Federation to comply with the United Nations Charter; the provisions of General Assembly resolution 68/262, entitled "Territorial integrity of Ukraine"; as well as international treaties, and to de-occupy Crimea. I also urge this State to fulfil its obligations under the Minsk agreements, including the withdrawal from Ukraine of Russian weapons and its military forces and mercenaries. I am glad that the Russian delegation has finally started to pay attention to the reporting of the human rights monitoring mission in Ukraine, which was mentioned in my Russian colleague's statement. It even mentioned some elements of the latest report, but time and again it has failed to notice the "elephant in the room" in the last and in all 13 previous reports. Russia itself is the root cause of the situation in and around Ukraine.”
2016-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7705 (2016) · source
“For my country, this aspect is particularly pertinent, given the attempted illegal annexation of Crimea and the ongoing military Russian aggression in the east of Ukraine. What has happened in Ukraine over the past two years is the most serious crisis in Europe since the Second World War. It is hybrid warfare that is already being waged against all of us, and we can counter it only with a bold and coherent strategy based on our joint efforts, a clear understanding of the source of the threat and a vision of how to tackle it. We appreciate the EU's uncompromising position on the matter and its consistent policy of applying the whole range of political-diplomatic tools, along with the appropriate economic and trade measures, to restore measures and right the wrongs committed by the Russian Federation.”
2016-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7705 (2016) · source
“We call upon all the sides to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action to ensure its diligent implementation, as well as that of Security Council resolution 2231 (2015), including nuclear-related restrictions. Migration is another area for practical United Nations-EU cooperation. To resolve this problem of a global dimension, we should take a global approach and work more closely to tackle the causes of illegal migration, improve our efforts to fight the trafficking of human beings, and provide people in real need of international protection with all of the necessary help and assistance. We commend the EU's efforts and dedication in contributing to the peaceful resolution of conflicts and protecting the universal principles of international law, including those enshrined in the United Nations Charter.”
2016-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7705 (2016) · source
“As current Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2127 (2013), concerning the Central African Republic, Ukraine highly values the strong engagement of the European Union in that country, notably its humanitarian assistance, financial contribution and the establishment of a military training mission. Ukraine reiterates its support for the historic nuclear deal between Iran and E3/EU+3 - the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action - which was a milestone in strengthening the non-proliferation regime as a whole. Ukraine welcomes the choice of Iran in terms of its commitment to ensure a peaceful nuclear policy.”
2016-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7705 (2016) · source
“Ukraine supports the efforts of the Government of National Accord and the Presidency Council in Libya aimed at organizing the national dialogue and strengthening the security situation. We hope that arrival of the Presidency Council in Tripoli and the start of the hand-over ofpower will result in the gradual stabilization of the country. With regard to the conflicts on the African continent, we welcome the reaffirmed commitment between the EU and the African Union to peace and security in conformity with the purposes and principles of the Charter. Cooperation between the EU and the African Union based on the 2014-2017 road map can contribute to achieving results in improving the security situation, strengthening democracy, good governance and human rights and countering global and emerging issues.”
2016-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7705 (2016) · source
“We believe that the implementation of the Vienna statement conclusions issued by the ISSG on 17 May can improve the humanitarian situation in Syria and enhance efforts to achieve a political solution. We welcome the United Nations and the EU's readiness to provide comprehensive humanitarian aid to the Syrian people, which would contribute to improving their living conditions. Ukraine supports the key points on Syria stipulated in the conclusions of the European Union Council on the regional strategy for Syria, Iraq and the Da'esh threat, which was published on 23 May. We believe that, without strengthening the implementation and monitoring of the cessation of hostilities, ensuring country-wide humanitarian access and making progress on the issue of detainees, we will have no grounds for a credible resumption of the intra-Syrian talks.”
2016-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7705 (2016) · source
“We commend the broad engagement of the EU and its member States in combating terrorism, including their active participation in the International Coalition against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant and in the work of the Global Counter-Terrorism Forum. The recent EU joint framework on hybrid threats was an important step to that end, and it envisaged intensified cooperation with partners aimed at combating organized crime, terrorism and trafficking. We are ready for such cooperation and await concrete proposals, in particular in the area of the fight against terrorism, which is of particular importance for us. Ukraine fully supports the work of the International Syria Support Group (ISSG) and its efforts aimed at finding a long-lasting political solution to the crisis.”
2016-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7705 (2016) · source
“The level of cooperation between the United Nations and the EU was strengthened recently, and we are seeing tangible results in the fulfilment of the provisions ofpresidential statement S/PRST/20l4/4, on the institutional and strategic partnership between the United Nations and the EU, which was adopted two years ago. The High Representative addressed in detail many crises that affect our world today and on which United Nations-EU cooperation is much needed. I would like to comment on some of them. We fully acknowledge that fight against terrorism requires close cooperation between the United Nations and its international partners, including the EU.”
2016-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7705 (2016) · source
“Hence there is the need for partnerships and innovation." If history is any guide, we should once and for all learn the lesson that a weak, slow or hesitant reaction by the international community to challenging and tragic events, in particular in Ukraine and Syria, dictates the scale and pace of the consequences. Thus the lesson here is to treat the disease, not the symptoms. In the case of Ukraine, a strategic answer should be given on the EU side to security challenges originating from Russia to the eastern partnership. We hope that the new EU global security strategy will properly reflect that. The European Union has been the United Nations most reliable partner in promoting the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and in strengthening respect for the rule of law.”
2016-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7705 (2016) · source
“I am very pleased to welcome to the Security Council Ms. Federica Mogherini, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union (EU) and to thank her for the briefing. Ukraine commends the significant contribution that the European Union makes in support of the maintenance of international peace and security. We must admit today that living in turbulent times demands quick decisions and even closer cooperation. As the Secretary-General pointed out recently, "The challenges are too complex for one organization or one nation to meet alone.”
2016-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7705 (2016) · source
“Ukraine, as a country that recently adopted a national action plan on the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000), strongly supports the need to ensure the equal participation of women and their full involvement in decision-making with regard to conflict prevention and resolution, and their active presence within the justice and security sectors in positions such as lawyers, judges, police officers and others. We are also fully committed to contributing to the international community's and the Council's concrete, practical and effective preventive efforts and response to sexual violence in conflicts.”
2016-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7704 (2016) · source
“We have noted that the latest Secretary-General's report does not contain any references to the conflict-related sexual violence in certain areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine under the control of the Russian-backed separatists, and we strongly believe those omissions should be corrected. We would therefore like to use this opportunity to propose that the relevant special procedures, such as Ms. Bangura's work, as the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, include the situation in certain areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions in her field of activities.”
2016-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7704 (2016) · source
“We should take actions to respond to the needs of survivors across the legal, psychological, social, medical and other vital spheres. We should build justice and security systems that can respond to and help prevent sexual violence and tackle impunity. Sexual violence has been a feature of most conflicts. However, only recently has the international community started to openly discuss it in the discourse of conflict prevention. Unfortunately, Ukraine has also been affected by conflict as a result of Russian aggression. Among other serious consequences, we have seen an increase in sexual violence cases. In order to address that problem, the Ukrainian authorities are ready to enhance cooperation with the relevant international organizations and mechanisms, first and foremost, with the United Nations.”
2016-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7704 (2016) · source
“During times of Violent conflict, rape is frequently used to harm, humiliate and shame. All too often, the stigma and shame associated with sexual violence remains with the victim rather than the perpetrator. Special attention should also be given to internally displaced persons, the majority of whom are women and children. Owing to the stigma and other factors, those crimes remain significantly underreported. As the Secretary-General states in his report, for each rape reported in connection with conflict, 10 to 20 cases are likely go undocumented. Many victims suffer in silence while impunity for the perpetrators remains prevalent. We must continue to speak out about the stigma so that it moves firmly onto the shoulders of perpetrators and not the survivors. We must speak and act to protect children born out of rape.”
2016-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7704 (2016) · source
“The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, Al-Shabaab, Boko Haram, Ansar Dine, the Taliban and Al-Qaida continue to practice sexual enslavement, abductions, forced marriages and forced pregnancies. They use sexual violence as part of their system of punishment and reward. Particularly disturbing is a pattern, identified and outlined in the Secretary-General's report, linking the trafficking in persons, particularly women and girls, by terrorists with sexual Violence. In situations of conflict, extremist and terrorist groups use human trafficking for sexual purposes to increase their power, revenue and recruitment base. That is why we share the opinion that it is essential to understand and counteract that terrorist strategy of using sexual violence as a tactic of terrorism.”
2016-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7704 (2016) · source
“On 19 June, we will mark eight years since the adoption of resolution 1820 (2008), which condemned sexual violence, which is used as a tactic of war and constitutes a threat to global peace and security. Today, in 2016, we are facing new disturbing realities. As our Council stated in resolution 2242 (2015), acts of sexual violence have become part of the strategic objectives and ideology of certain terrorist groups and are being used as a tactic of terrorism and as an instrument to increase their power, with an impact on financing, recruitment and the destruction of communities. The aforementioned Secretary-General's report shows that this outrageous trend has only increased.”
2016-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7704 (2016) · source
“Conflict-related sexual violence has a devastating impact on societies that are already traumatized by war, in particular on people's lives, families and communities. In that regard, we would like to stress again that sexual violence is a crime under international law, under specific provisions of the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols and under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. It is a grave breach of the Geneva Conventions when sexual violence is used as a method of warfare. It is also important that, in a series of resolutions, the Council has committed to breaking the taboo around speaking up about wartime rape and to taking action to put an end to its use and to shattering the culture of impunity.”
2016-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7704 (2016) · source
“The data contained in the report, in particular that relating, inter alia, to the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Somalia, are nothing short of deeply shocking and angering. By the way, a lot of additional information on sexual abuse in the Central African Republic was brought to my attention during my own recent visit to the Central African Republic as the Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2127 (2013) concerning the Central African Republic. Sexual violence continues on a strikingly high level against the most vulnerable groups - children, refugees, displaced persons and minorities. In 2015 alone, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, sexual violence against children accounted for 41 per cent of the reported cases of violence.”
2016-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7704 (2016) · source
“Ukraine appreciates the French initiative to hold, in advance of the commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict on 19 June, an open debate on conflict-related sexual violence. I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his information and for his introduction to the debate today. We also thank all three briefers for their excellent briefings on the subject. We appreciate the Secretary-General's April report on conflict-related sexual violence (S/2016/361), as well as his recommendations. As the report states, the reality on the ground continues to be characterized by an alarming number of incidents of mass rape, systematic and widespread sexual violence, and impunity.”
2016-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7704 (2016) · source
“Given the importance of the matter, the large number of candidates and the ever-present time pressure, the Ukrainian delegation would like to underline that we are strongly in favour of holding the Council's meetings with candidates in a timely fashion - provided that the candidates express an interest in that - and of organizing initial straw- poll rounds without any delays. We are of the opinion that for the Council to postpone taking action can only result in its unnecessary imposition on itself of time constraints that it would be better to avoid. In closing, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, and your team on the successful completion of your presidency, and to assure the incoming French presidency of our full support.”
2016-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7703 (2016) · source
“Since all of those important topics have already been eloquently addressed by other speakers, I will not dwell on them, or on my visit last week to the Central African Republic as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 2127 (2013) concerning the Central African Republic, about which I am planning to report to the Council later. In keeping with your suggestion to focus statements on key subjects, Mr. President, I would like touch on the issue of the appointment of the next Secretary-General. There have been several discussions on the issue this month among Council members at various levels. We believe that those deliberations have been very useful but perhaps somewhat slow when it comes to deciding on the Council's next steps.”
2016-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7703 (2016) · source
“All in all, Ukraine welcomes the strong regional, Chapter VIII-focused edge of the Egyptian presidency. Besides the meeting with the African Union Peace and Security Council, that also relates to the first everjoint consultative meeting with the League of Arab States. As a country with European integration at the heart of its foreign and internal policy, Ukraine also greatly appreciated the useful informal exchange between the Council and the Political and Security Committee of the European Union (EU). In that regard, we also look forward to next month's EU briefing.”
2016-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7703 (2016) · source
“While we are fully aware of the political sensitivities surrounding the whole Syrian political negotiation process, we are nonetheless convinced that if for the time being accountability is not about to be achieved through proper legal processes, transparency is the very least we can provide. In that regard, a very controversial picture emerged last Friday from the briefing on the humanitarian situation in Syria (S/PV.7701). The Council would do well to modify its approach to its consideration of the ongoing conflict in Syria. I would be remiss if I failed to commend the Egyptian presidency for spearheading open debates on the topics of countering the narratives and ideologies of terrorism (S/PV.7690) and cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union (see S/PV.7694), and for leading the Council's visit to Somalia.”
2016-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7703 (2016) · source
“What a sorry state of affairs - especially when we are reminded that we are talking about a conflict that according to various counts may have already taken the lives of as many 500,000 people. At February's wrap-up session (S/PV.7633), my delegation spoke of a glimmer of hope that seemed to have appeared for the Syrian people. Three months later, we can say that the glimmer has been all but extinguished; last night's bombings of Idlib are gruesome proof ofthat. This is not the occasion to point fingers about it, but what I would like to single out is the issue of accountability. Accountability is the point of reference in resolution 2286 (2016), and it would be a challenge to find anyone generally opposed to bringing those responsible for violations of international humanitarian law to account.”
2016-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7703 (2016) · source
“The fact that 85 States Members ofthe United Nations sponsored the resolution emphasized very vividly that the subject requires urgent attention on the part of the international community. That is nowhere more apparent than in Syria, where medical facilities and health-care workers have been repeatedly and systematically targeted. Over the past month, the Syrian issue has consistently been on the Council's agenda. In our view, that consistency is a sure sign that things in that country are not moving in the right direction. The international community is anxious to hear and welcome news that humanitarian assistance has been delivered to one or another Syrian town or village, and it appears that for the moment that is the best we can hope for.”
2016-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7703 (2016) · source
“It was a month of some historic decisions, one of them being the lifting of sanctions on Liberia and the termination of the related Security Council Committee, a case where I felt very pleased to be losing my job as its Chair. It was a month when from the very first day Council members demonstrated the ability to reach agreements and find solutions to issues on which very different and sometimes opposing views exist. That is not to say that we found a magic formula for resolving differences, but to point out that if and when the political will is present, the Council is very likely to deliver a result. Exactly four weeks ago, the Council adopted resolution 2286 (2016), on the protection ofmedical and humanitarian personnel in armed conflicts.”
2016-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7703 (2016) · source
“I would like to thank you, Mr. President, and the entire Egyptian delegation for providing an environment conducive to effective and efficient work by the Council in the month of May. Your team's highly professional efforts have been a hallmark of the Egyptian presidency and deserve high praise. At the outset, the Ukrainian delegation would like to welcome the return of the formal wrap-up meeting at the end of the month. In our opinion, it is an important instrument in the Council's toolkit for ensuring transparency in its work, something that is appreciated both by the United Nations membership and civil society. May was not an easy month, full of difficult discussions, important negotiations and events requiring the Council's urgent attention.”
2016-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7703 (2016) · source
“The Council's support for UNMIK, as well as the Kosovo Force, the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the European Union presences in Kosovo is particularly important at this stage. Their work and assistance to Kosovo institutions and communities continue to be essential to political stabilization and intercommunity reconciliation. The priorities of the Mission for the coming period should be focused on the promotion of peace, stability and respect for human rights in Kosovo. Another task is monitoring the process of the implementation of the agreements between Belgrade and Pristina, especially in the context of creation of association/community of Serb majority municipalities in Kosovo.”
2016-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7693 (2016) · source
“Another important area in which success is much needed is the promotion of greater tolerance and reconciliation among communities in Kosovo, as well as the protection of minority rights and the facilitation of the return of displaced persons. Special attention should be paid to the continuous assaults on the cultural and religious heritage of non-majority communities, which could further poison interethnic relations. Ukraine is convinced that the solution of these problems will promote further political stability in Kosovo. Finally, I would like to make some comments on the work of UNMIK.”
2016-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7693 (2016) · source
“Ukraine fully supports the high- and technical-level dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina facilitated by the European Union. In this regard, we hail the commitment of both sides expressed in January 2016 to continuing the normalization of their relations and to focus on the implementation of agreements reached. In our view, the Brussels dialogue should continue to play a central role. We also hope that the entry into force of the Stabilization and Association Agreement between the European Union and Kosovo on 1 April will become another factor in the further stabilization of the situation and will promote a better atmosphere in the talks between Belgrade and Pristina.”
2016-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7693 (2016) · source
“Among the issues that demand urgent attention, we would underline the lack of needed actions on the part of the Kosovo institutions in establishing the association/community of Serb majority municipalities in Kosovo; problems incurred at the crossing points by cars registered by the Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs; the implementation of the agreement on car insurance, and so on. We urge Belgrade and Pristina to redouble their efforts to fulfil the provisions of the agreements of 19 April 2013 and 25 August 2015. We hope that, in the next reporting period, the Council will hear more positive news on their implementation, such as, for example, the progress recently made by Belgrade and Pristina in the area of the mutual recognition of diplomas.”
2016-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7693 (2016) · source
“It is very disappointing that the work of the Kosovo Assembly is regularly disrupted, including by the release of tear gas canisters by some representatives. We are also worried about the street Violence, with the Kosovo institutions' property being targeted by threats and vandalism. I underscore that acts of violence in any form remain an unacceptable means to express political views. Ukraine is concerned that the political tensions may negatively impact the progress of the implementation of the major agreements between Belgrade and Pristina.”
2016-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7693 (2016) · source
“It is my pleasure to welcome Special the Representative of the Secretary- General for Kosovo and head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), Mr. Zahir Tanin, back to the Council. I thank him for his briefing. I also thank First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia, Mr. Ivica Daeic', and Ms. Vlora Citaku for their important statements. The Special Representative has provided us with the latest analysis of the current situation in Kosovo, which, in our opinion, still lacks improvement. Despite some positive developments, the region continues to face the same problems and challenges the Council discussed back in February. The internal political landscape in Kosovo is marred by violence.”
2016-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7693 (2016) · source
“We proceed from the understanding that victims of terrorism should also play an important role in the aforementioned comprehensive preventive campaign to combat extremist and terrorist ideologies and counter their narratives. The messages brought by the victims of terrorism and their family members can help us revive people's natural understanding of good and evil and disrupt terrorist information campaigns aimed at pulling the wool over people's eyes. We strongly believe that by establishing an international day of commemoration of the victims of terrorist acts we would send a strong signal about the dire consequences of terrorist activities, which are to be remembered as the lessons from the tragic past, with the ultimate goal of preventing such acts from ever recurring.”
2016-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7690 (2016) · source
“There is also credible information that the Russian proxies and their Kremlin masters are forcing pupils and students into their ranks using different means of influence, including religious organizations. Moreover, there is plentiful evidence that such means as promising to annul criminal records or repay loans are used in the Russian campaign to recruit mercenaries into the terrorist gangs operating in the Donbas. Young people are common victims of such recruitment campaigns. Therefore, apart from comprehensive efforts to eliminate the social, economic, cultural, religious and other grounds for the spread of violent extremism and terrorism, there is a need to address such phenomena as State propaganda imbued with intolerance and hatred and information wars, which often serve as part of hybrid warfare.”
2016-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7690 (2016) · source
“Fierce, deceitful propaganda disseminated by the State-controlled Russian media is one of the key elements of the ongoing hybrid aggression against Ukraine. The international community should be alarmed by the fact that this hybrid propaganda machine based on Soviet and czarist experience and other totalitarian concepts continues to work very well and in an effective manner, affecting, first and foremost, young people. There are reported cases of teenagers' participation in the activities of Russian-backed terrorist organizations - the so-called Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic - that have on several occasions attacked civilians in certain areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine, using arms and munitions supplied by the Russian Federation. Some of the perpetrators are lS-years-old or even younger.”
2016-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7690 (2016) · source
“Russia has temporarily occupied and attempted to illegally annex a part of the territory of Ukraine - the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol - and continues hostile and subversive actions, supporting terrorism in the Donbas region. Russia employs a broad range of hybrid warfare techniques, including financing terrorism, to promote ideology of the so-called Russian world, which implies an exclusive role for the Russian Federation in the internal affairs of the countries that were once part of the Russian empire or the former Soviet Union as well as in shaping their foreign policy priorities. This neo-imperialist ideology tolerates and encourages violation of international law and human rights and the perpetration of serious crimes, including terrorists acts.”
2016-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7690 (2016) · source
“Violent extremist and terrorist groups actively exploit this tool through media and social networks. In our opinion, the most dangerous situation emerges when such manipulations are elevated to the rank of State policies. Under international law States are obliged to refrain from engaging in acts of terrorism and to work to prevent them. An essential element of both these obligations is the necessity of countering terrorist ideological propaganda. This observation should be taken into consideration while assessing States' input on combating terrorism. For more than two years, Ukraine has suffered from the aggression of its neighbour, the Russian Federation.”
2016-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7690 (2016) · source