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| Next, a United Nations Security Council meeting from earlier this week, where the U.S. proposed a resolution on the third anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine war. | ||
| The 9,866th meeting of the Security Council is called to audit. | ||
| The provisional agenda for this meeting is maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine. | ||
| The agenda is adopted. | ||
| I now give the floor to the representative of France. | ||
| Mr. President, the file before us today, three years day to day after the large-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia, calls on the Security Council to be united. | ||
| It would call, at the very least, for this Council to take the time to undertake true negotiations in a spirit of confidence and with the necessary serenity to discuss such a situation that is essential to European security and to collective security, as well as to international peace and security. | ||
| We wish to express our concern with regard to the fact that the draft text submitted to us was introduced without real negotiations among the members of this Council. | ||
| That is why I am honoured to present on behalf of France, the United Kingdom, Denmark and Greece a motion to postpone this session with regard to Article 33 of the provisional rules of this council until the 25th of February at 3 p.m. so that we can take the necessary time to examine this matter. | ||
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I thank the Representative France for the statement and I'll give the floor to the Representative of the UK. | |
| Thank you, President. | ||
| I wanted to say that we strongly support the request made by France to adjourn this meeting until tomorrow at 3 o'clock. | ||
| We note that the draft resolution, authored by the United States, was circulated late on Friday evening without consultations, depriving Council members of the opportunity to fully consider and negotiate the text. | ||
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We would urge colleagues to vote in favour of the request to adjourn the meeting under Rule 33 of the Provisional Rules of Procedure, noting that there has been a precedent for such a request. | |
| I thank you, President. | ||
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I thank the Representative of the UK for the statement, and I'll give the floor to the Representative of the US. | |
| Thank you, Mr. President. | ||
| The United States strongly opposes the proposal to delay voting on our resolution. | ||
| I would note that the United States already acceded to the request of some members of the Council to delay this meeting because we had originally requested to have the meeting convened this morning. | ||
| And as we just discussed in consultations, numerous consultations did take place between the United States and every single mission represented in this Council. | ||
| The United States drafted this text to mark the commitment of the United Nations and the Security Council in particular to bringing a durable end to the war in Ukraine. | ||
| Our resolution is simple, straightforward, and focused on the future, not the past. | ||
| The United States calls on member states to vote on the resolution today, the third anniversary of the conflict's escalation, when we have momentum behind us. | ||
| And because we do not have another day to spare, every day that goes by without peace means more people dead, more destruction, more misery. | ||
| The United States has consulted with Council members throughout the weekend and all morning and into the afternoon. | ||
| We believe this Council has had sufficient time to consider this simple text. | ||
| The draft implores a swift end to the conflict and further urges a lasting peace. | ||
| We can and should and must agree on that. | ||
| Mr. President, it's time to vote. | ||
| I thank you. | ||
| Just now, the representative of the U.S. of France put forward the proposal to adjourn the meeting until 3 p.m. on the 25th of February. | ||
| The U.S. Representative expressed her opposition to it. | ||
| Proceeding to Rule 33.3 of the Provisional Rules of Procedure of the Security Council, I shall put the proposal of France to a vote. | ||
| Those in favour of the proposal, please raise their hand. | ||
| Those against? | ||
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| The proposal France received six votes in favor, three votes against, six abstentions. | ||
| The proposal is rejected, having failed to obtain 9 affirmative votes. | ||
| The Security Council will begin its consideration of Item 2 of the Agenda. | ||
| Members of the Council have before them document S Stroke 2025 Stroke 119, namely the text of a draft resolution submitted by the United States of America. | ||
| The Council is ready to proceed to the vote and the draft resolution before it. | ||
| I now give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make a statement before the vote. | ||
| I now give the floor to the Representative of the U.S. Thank you, Mr. President. | ||
| And I would like to thank the Presidency for scheduling this meeting today. | ||
| Today, we stand on the precipice of history with a solemn task, creating conditions to end the bloodiest war on the European continent since the successive cataclysms that spurred the creation of this Council. | ||
| In June of 1945, the nations of the world stood together, bloodied from two brutal wars, and made a decision. | ||
| On the day we signed the UN Charter, we cast aside despair and chose hope. | ||
| We set aside hatred and chose reason. | ||
| And most importantly, we turned away from the death march of war and charted a path to peace. | ||
| It is time for us to bring the UN and specifically the Security Council back to its original purpose, the maintenance of international peace and security, including the peaceful settlement of disputes. | ||
| Let us now step up as Council members to chart a path forward so that the Security Council can do its job and end the horror. | ||
| Generations of Ukrainians and Russians have died. | ||
| Husbands who will never return home to their wives. | ||
| Children will never find the arms of their mothers. | ||
| Parents who will never again see their sons and daughters. | ||
| The scale of the suffering is staggering. | ||
| The war has also brought the world closer to a nuclear confrontation, once again raising the specter of fire, ash, and total destruction. | ||
| Thus, it is our responsibility as UN Security Council members to help end the agony and pull ourselves back from the brink. | ||
| Continuing to engage in rhetorical rivalries in New York may make diplomats feel vindicated, but it will not save souls on the battlefield. | ||
| Let us prove to ourselves and to our citizens that we can come together and agree on the most basic principles. | ||
| Let us show one another that the bold vision of peace that once pulled us out of hell can prevail. | ||
| Our draft resolution is elegant in its simplicity, a symbolic, simple first step toward peace. | ||
| The three brief paragraphs echo the spirit of the UN Charter and must, as in 1945, affirm that this war is awful, that the UN can help end it, and that peace is possible. | ||
| We hear our European colleagues when they say they want a durable peace, but not at any cost. | ||
| Mr. President, to them I would say, rest assured that we too seek this durable peace, and we would remind these colleagues that this resolution is not a peace deal, and it imposes no costs. | ||
| Rather, this resolution represents the path to peace. | ||
| We urge all Security Council members to join the United States under the bold leadership of President Trump in this effort to vanquish the scourge of this war. | ||
| We urge our Council members to join us on this path to peace. | ||
| As a final note, the United States has called this meeting, which has already, with US assent, been rescheduled once. | ||
| I thank you, Mr. President. | ||
| I thank the Representative US for the statement. | ||
| Now I'll give the floor to the UK. | ||
| We are introducing amendments on behalf of Denmark, Greece, France, Slovenia, and the United Kingdom. | ||
| There can be no equivalence between Russia and Ukraine in how this Council refers to this war. | ||
| Russia chose to launch a war of aggression against a sovereign state costing hundreds of thousands of lives. | ||
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The Council must be clear on this to find a path to a sustainable peace. | |
| We must also be clear that peace must respect the UN Charter and Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders. | ||
| These are core principles. | ||
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Upholding the Charter is the responsibility of every member of the UN, especially this Council. | |
| Earlier today, in the UN General Assembly, there was widespread support for these amendments among the wider UN membership. | ||
| We would hope that all in this Council would be able to support similar language. | ||
| As such, Mr. President, we request first to replace the Russia-Ukraine conflict in paragraph one with the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation, end quote. | ||
| Second, to insert a new preambular paragraph three to read as follows: reaffirming its commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity, and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognised borders extending to its territorial waters. | ||
| Third, and to amend the operational paragraph so it would read implores a swift end to the conflict and further urges a just, | ||
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lasting and comprehensive peace between Ukraine and Russia in line with the UN Charter and the principles of sovereign equality and territorial integrity of states. | |
| I thank you, President. | ||
| I thank the UK for the statement, and I give the floor to France. | ||
| Mr. President, the amendments that we are proposing and that the representative of the United Kingdom has just presented aim to show our resolute commitment after three years of war to a comprehensive... | ||
| just and lasting peace in Ukraine, which must be based on the United Nations Charter and international law. | ||
| Peace which must respect the sovereignty, the territorial integrity, and the independence of Ukraine. | ||
| A peace which can in no case be a synonym for capitulation of the aggressed state. | ||
| These amendments also aim to recall that there is an aggressor and an aggressed state. | ||
| I would recall that after three years day-to-day, Russia attacked a sovereign state which posed no threat to it, where it already illegally occupied a part of the territory since 2014. | ||
| France, this morning, already, with 23 EU member states and the United Kingdom, three amendments to the resolution of the US in the General Assembly, we will remain fully committed to supporting the UN Charter and its principles and guaranteeing that the peace that we are all calling for in Ukraine is solid, lasting and just. | ||
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I thank France for the statement and I give the floor to the Russian Federation. | |
| Mr. President, the American draft resolution on the Ukrainian crisis we consider overall as a common sense initiative as a step in the right direction, which reflects the will of the new administration of the White House to really contribute to the peaceful settlement of the conflict. | ||
| We appreciate what was already said several times by President Trump, namely the understanding that the crisis in Ukraine has its own deeply rooted reasons. | ||
| So to make sure that this initiative is to a greater extent in line with the understandings arrived at during the Russian-American contacts at their highest level, we propose an amendment to it on the need to eradicate the root causes of the Ukrainian crisis after the swift end of the conflict in third, including addressing its root causes. | ||
| Without this, it will be impossible to attain a lasting and sustainable settlement. | ||
| It will not be possible to arrive there. | ||
| So the settlement that's talked about in the only operative paragraph of the document. | ||
| We also have a second amendment, which is a more accurate reflection of the agenda item and the nature of the crisis. | ||
| We propose that in the first preambular paragraph we talk about the conflict around Ukraine and in the only operative paragraph we talk about the lasting peace in Ukraine. | ||
| We cannot agree with the interpretation of the conflict as an exclusively two-way confrontation, whereas it has become clear a long time ago that its Western and, first of all, European sponsors are working through the Kiev regime. | ||
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| For them, presenting this as a Russia-Ukrainian conflict is a very convenient view of the world. | ||
| It's very comfortable to hide behind that. | ||
| Otherwise, they would have to acknowledge the unseemly role they've played in the genesis of the Ukrainian conflict. | ||
| And we call on the members of the Council to support these amendments. | ||
| As regards the amendments submitted by the European countries, well, they quite clearly replace the essence of the American text. | ||
| Make it into yet another anti-Russia ultimatum in the spirit of the Bergenstock process. | ||
| We are going to vote against them and call upon others to follow suit. | ||
| Thank you. | ||
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submitted by the United States of America. | |
| Three of these amendments were submitted jointly by Denmark, France, Greece, Slovenia, and the United Kingdom, and two were submitted by the Russian Federation. | ||
| The President If two or more amendments to a motion or draft resolution are proposed, the President shall rule on the order in which they are to be voted upon. | ||
| Ordinarily, the Security Council shall first vote on the amendment furthest removed in substance from the original proposal and then on the amendment next furthest removed until all amendments have been put to the vote. | ||
| But when an amendment adds to or deletes from the text of a motion or draft resolution, that amendment shall be voted on first. | ||
| Accordingly, I intend to put the proposed amendments to the vote first. | ||
| I shall now put to the vote the proposed amendment to preambular paragraph 1 and OP 1 submitted by the Russian Federation and contained in document S-2025-118. | ||
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| result of the voting is as follows, one vote in favor, seven votes against, seven abstentions. | ||
| The proposed amendment has not been adopted, having failed to obtain the required number of votes | ||
| I shall now put to the vote the proposed amendment to preambula paragraph one submitted by Denmark, France, Greece, Slovenia, and the UK, and contained in document S-Stroke 2025 Stroke 114. | ||
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| Those against abstentions, the | ||
| The result of the voting is as follows. | ||
| I shall now put to the vote the proposed amendment to insert an additional and third preambular paragraph submitted by Denmark, France, Greece, Slovenia, The President | ||
| Those against, abstentions. | ||
| The result of the voting is as follows. | ||
| Nine votes in favour, one vote against, five abstentions. | ||
| The proposed amendment has not been adopted owing to the negative vote of a permanent member of the council | ||
| I shall now put to the vote the proposed amendment to operational paragraph 1 submitted by Denmark, France, Greece, Slovenia and the UK and contained in document 8 stroke 2025 stroke 116 | ||
| Those in favor of the proposed amendment contained in Document S-2025-116, please raise their hand. | ||
| Those against? | ||
| Abstentions? | ||
| the result of the voting is as follows 11 votes in favor one vote against three abstentions The proposed amendment has not been adopted, owing to the negative vote of a permanent member of the Council. | ||
| I shall now put to the vote the proposed amendment to OP1 submitted by the Russian Federation and contained in document S-2025-117. | ||
| Those in favour of the proposed amendment contained in document 8-2025-117, please raise their hand. | ||
| Abstentions | ||
| The proposed amendment has not been adopted, having failed to obtain the required number of votes. | ||
| It is my understanding that the Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution contained in document S-2025-112, submitted by the United States of America. | ||
| I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. | ||
| Those in favor of the draft resolution contained in document S-2025-112, please raise their hand. | ||
| Those against? | ||
| Abstentions? | ||
| The result of the voting is as follows 10 votes in favor 0 against 5 abstentions The draft resolution has been adopted as resolution 2774 of 2025 | ||
| The President I give the floor to the United States. | ||
| Mr. President and colleagues, the United States sincerely appreciates Council members' support for this resolution and applauds the action, the first this Council has taken in three years on Ukraine to firmly call for an end to the conflict. | ||
| This resolution puts us on the path to peace. | ||
| It is a first step, but a crucial one, one of which we should all be proud. | ||
| Now we must use it to build a peaceful future for Ukraine, Russia, and the international community. | ||
| I thank you. | ||
| I thank the Representative of the United States. | ||
| I give the floor to the representative of France. | ||
| President, France did not vote in favour of the draft resolution presented by the United States. | ||
| Indeed, while we are fully committed to peace in Ukraine, we call for comprehensive, just and lasting peace, and certainly not for capitulation of the victim. | ||
| We call for a peace which should be founded on the Charter of the United Nations and on international law, which should mark a clear distinction between the aggressor, Russia, and the aggressed state, the victim, Ukraine. | ||
| There will be no peace and security anywhere if aggressions are rewarded and if the law of the jungle wins. | ||
| The peace that we want must respect the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and the independence of Ukraine. | ||
| Thank you. | ||
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I thank Representative France. | |
| I give the floor to the Representative of the United Kingdom. | ||
| Today marks three years since Russia's unprovoked, full-scale invasion of Ukraine. | ||
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Today, we remember the millions of Ukrainians displaced, the tens of thousands of civilians killed, the lives destroyed by President Putin's imperial ambition. | |
| As the Secretary General said again yesterday, this war is illegal, a clear violation of the UN Charter, and a threat to the core principles of the UN. | ||
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No one wants peace more than Ukraine. | |
| But the terms of that peace matter. | ||
| Only a just peace, one that honours the terms of our Charter, will endure. | ||
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And the terms of the peace must send a message that aggression does not pay. | |
| This is why there can be no equivalence between Russia and Ukraine in how this Council refers to this war. | ||
| If we are to find a path to sustainable peace, the Council must be clear on the war's origins. | ||
| We also owe it to the people of Ukraine who have suffered so much. | ||
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Russia chose to launch a war of aggression against a sovereign state, but again today is seeking to obfuscate that fact. | |
| We must also insist on respect for the UN Charter and Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders. | ||
| Upholding the Charter is the responsibility of every member of the UN and especially every Member of this Council, every Member. | ||
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What, how, and on what terms this war ends can only be decided by negotiations with Ukraine. | |
| No peace will be sustainable without Ukraine's consent. | ||
| We regret that our proposals making these points clear were not taken on board, and as such, we could not support this resolution. | ||
| But we share the ambition to find a lasting end to this war, supported by robust security arrangements that ensure Ukraine never again has to face Russia's attack. | ||
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As my Prime Minister has made clear, the UK remains ready to play its part. | |
| We will continue to provide Ukraine with the support it needs to protect and defend itself and its people. | ||
| We remind the Council that Russia could achieve this tomorrow by ceasing its aggression and withdrawing its forces from all of Ukraine. | ||
| I thank you. | ||
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I thank the Representative of the United Kingdom. | |
| I shall now give the floor to Representative of Slovenia. | ||
| Mr President, it is exactly three years since the Russian Federation launched its aggression on Ukraine in clear violation of the UN Charter. | ||
| After three years of death and destruction, a just and lasting peace is long overdue. | ||
| There is nobody, but nobody, who wants peace more than Ukrainians and Europeans. | ||
| The fundamental question remains: how should the Council, tasked with upholding international peace and security, pronounce itself about peace? | ||
| Perhaps we should lend an ear to the Secretary General, who for three years has been underlying that a lasting peace needs to be firmly anchored in the UN Charter and its principles. | ||
| A saying goes that a person convinced against their will is against you still. | ||
| There will be peace, but it needs to be just and it needs to last. | ||
| We understand and respect the aim of the US resolution to set in motion a path leading to peace, to agree on a baseline leading to peace negotiations. | ||
| We fully support this aim. | ||
| However, for us it is vital to determine the frame accompanying any peace negotiations at the very outset. | ||
| If you don't know where you are going, any road will lead you there. | ||
| The least we should be able to agree is for the peace negotiations to be conducted within the frame of principles of the UN Charter, including its principle of sovereign equality and territorial integrity of states. | ||
| This was the aim of our proposed amendments to align ourselves with the principles of the UN Charter, as well as with a clearly expressed message sent this morning from the general membership to the Security Council. | ||
| Unfortunately, the text we voted on fell short of our minimum requirements. | ||
| Mr President, Slovenia recognises that this Council is finally moving towards its primary task with regard to the war on Ukraine ensuring a just and lasting peace. | ||
| Slovenia has been calling for peace in Ukraine for a long time. | ||
| We hope to soon continue our work towards a resolution on Ukraine that reflects the views of the countries from the region. | ||
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I thank the representative of Slovenia. | |
| I should now give the floor to the representative of Danmark. | ||
| Mr. President, for all states, large and small, the UN Charter is more than a promise. | ||
| It is protection. | ||
| It is a backrock of global security. | ||
| Protection of our sovereignty, territorial integrity, and independence. | ||
| Protection from a world where the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must. | ||
| That is why we must stand up against aggression whenever and wherever it occurs. | ||
| Why we must uphold the purposes and principles of the UN Charter. | ||
| That is why we have stood with Ukraine for three years. | ||
| For Denmark, these principles are non negotiable. | ||
| We entered this Council with a promise to stand up for international law. | ||
| We intend to keep that promise. | ||
| Colleagues, let there be no doubt no one wants peace more than Ukraine. | ||
| Denmark welcomes efforts and shares the ambition to bring this senseless war to an end for this Council to uphold its responsibility. | ||
| But peace must be on the right terms. | ||
| Regrettably, today's resolution falls far short of that vision. | ||
| We need to reject the false equivalence between aggressor and victim. | ||
| We need to reaffirm our commitment to Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity. | ||
| We need a peace that is comprehensive, just and lasting, and in line with the UN Charter. | ||
| Our amendments sought to address these issues. | ||
| They represented the minimum that we believe we should all support. | ||
| For these reasons, Denmark abstained on today's resolution. | ||
| Mr. President, let me conclude by directly addressing the people of Ukraine. | ||
| Denmark stands with you. | ||
| We stand by your right to freely choose your future, to chart your own path, to simply exist. | ||
| Denmark will not impose a peace upon you. | ||
| We will work with you. | ||
| We will support you. | ||
| I thank you. | ||
| Mr President, the Republic of Korea, Mr President, we believe there are two goals that everyone can agree on. | ||
| One, this senseless and unlawful war must come to an end as soon as possible. | ||
| And two, we must strive to uphold the fundamental principles of the UN Charter and international law. | ||
| Now is the time to gather our wisdom and determination to simultaneously achieve both objectives as much as possible. | ||
| In this light, the Republic of Korea voted in favor of the amendments proposed by five European countries, and we voted in favor of the draft resolution proposed by the United States. | ||
| Although it is regrettable that the amendments we supported were not reflected, this war of aggression, waged by a permanent member of the Security Council, Russia, against a sovereign state and the deadliest in Europe since World War II, has tragically claimed countless innocent lives and caused widespread destruction to the critical infrastructure of Ukraine. | ||
| And this war is also shaking the structural foundations of the international order and the rules and norms that underpin it. | ||
| The Security Council adopted this resolution of historic significance today, emphasizing the international community's aspiration for the swift end of the war, while also urging lasting peace between Ukraine and Russia. | ||
| In this connection, we hope that the adoption of this resolution will provide an opportunity for all relevant parties to further accelerate diplomatic efforts to achieve just, sustainable, and comprehensive peace and stability. | ||
| The Republic of Korea will firmly support all these efforts and also reaffirms our commitment to standing with the Ukrainian people as they persevere over the current hardship and rebuild their proud nation. | ||
| I thank you, Mr. President. | ||
| I thank the representative for R.O.K. I shall now give floor to the representative for Guyana. | ||
| Mr. President, Guyana acknowledges the efforts of the United States aimed at achieving a peaceful resolution to the three-year-old war in Ukraine. | ||
| At the outset, Guyana stresses the importance of an inclusive and transparent path to that end, involving all concerned parties. | ||
| Mr. President, Guyana believes that the resolution just adopted is an important step towards a peaceful end of the war. | ||
| Notwithstanding, my delegation believes there would have been added value in affirming support for the principles and purposes of the Charter, particularly the obligation of Member States to refrain from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state. | ||
| This is the reason that Guyana voted in support of the Third Amendment tabled by the delegations of the United Kingdom, France, Slovenia, Denmark, and Greece, since the proposal addressed this important priority, in addition to emphasizing a just and lasting peace. | ||
| Notwithstanding the omission of this element, Guyana supported the text, recognizing that it is an important contribution toward efforts aimed at ending the war. | ||
| Our support for the resolution was also premised on the understanding that whatever agreements are made to secure an end to this war will be consistent with the principles and purposes of the UN Charter. | ||
| As we have consistently reaffirmed, there is no military solution to this conflict. | ||
| Therefore, as the parties move towards implementation of this resolution, Guyana urges the prioritization of dialogue and diplomacy as the only viable path to peace. | ||
| For its part, Guyana remains committed to engaging constructively with all members of this Council and in any other diplomatic efforts that can secure a just and lasting peace between Ukraine and the Russian Federation. | ||
| I thank you. | ||
| This is in line with Pakistan's clear and consistent position on the conflict in Ukraine and our repeated calls for immediate cessation of hostilities and a negotiated settlement of this conflict. | ||
| Mr. President, Pakistan remains deeply concerned by this tragic conflict, which now entering its fourth year has already left in its wake immense human suffering and massive damage to infrastructure, economy, and society. | ||
| Apart from escalating geopolitical tensions, the economic consequences of this conflict have been particularly severe, especially for the large majority of developing countries who have been advocating peaceful resolution of this conflict through dialogue and diplomacy. | ||
| However, even as the security, humanitarian, and economic crisis has intensified, the pursuit of peace has so far remained largely absent and elusive. | ||
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A different approach was perhaps required. | |
| We therefore support this resolution's general call for pacific settlement of dispute and for bringing a swift end to this conflict in a manner that ensures lasting peace between Russia and Ukraine. | ||
| This is a process that may be difficult and complicated, as with any such process, but three years since the start of this conflict, it is time for such a process to take hold. | ||
| In this context, Mr. President, I would like to make the following points. | ||
| First, peace is a common goal. | ||
| It is through a collective, inclusive, and comprehensive approach that we can best achieve this goal. | ||
| Second, the UN Charter and its principles should unequivocally serve as the North Star for all Member States, especially in matters of international peace and security. | ||
| Pakistan's position on this and other conflicts is based on adherence to the principles of self-determination for peoples, respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity of states, and non-acquisition of territory by threat or use of force. | ||
| These principles must be respected and applied universally and consistently without any selectivity or double standards. | ||
| Third, in today's interconnected world, confrontation and severance of communication cannot and should not be opted as an alternative to cooperation and dialogue. | ||
| We are encouraged that efforts to bring an end to this conflict have gathered broader support. | ||
| In this context, we take note of the recent high-level contacts between the leadership of the United States and the Russian Federation. | ||
| Fourth, the sinequan of dispute resolution is mutual respect and recognition among the relevant parties, comprehensive understanding of the underlying causes of the dispute, acknowledgement of the legitimate interests of all parties, and last but not the least, political will and sincere commitment from all sides to resolve the conflict. | ||
| Mr. President, Pakistan would welcome all efforts and any initiative that could help the parties arrive at a pacific and sustainable settlement of this conflict through constructive and inclusive diplomacy in full respect for the UN Charter, international law, and relevant multilateral agreements, and which is at the same time responsive to the legitimate national security interests of all sides. | ||
| We believe the conflict in Ukraine could have been averted through dialogue and diplomacy. | ||
| It must be brought to an end now. | ||
| We earnestly hope that the adoption of this resolution will induce positive dynamics, bring a swift end to this conflict, and lend impetus to an inclusive peace process that yields a durable solution in accordance with international law and UN Charter. | ||
| Pakistan stands ready to play a constructive role to promote this endeavour in cooperation with all Member States, united for this purpose: the path to peace. | ||
| Thank you. | ||
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I thank the Representative Pakistan for the statement, and I'll give the floor to the Representative Panama. | |
| Gracias. | ||
| Thank you, Mr. President. | ||
| We recognize the delegation of the United Nations of the United States, and we thank them for the merit of their decision to present the draft resolution entitled The Path to Peace. | ||
| Panama deems the end of the war to be an urgent priority. | ||
| This is a war that should never have started and which should have ended a long time ago. | ||
| A war which has claimed thousands of civilian and military casualties and which has had costs of financial costs and which has spilled over into global instability. | ||
| We support this resolution in its call for the end of the war because this resolution is not objectionable on account of its simplistic content in and of itself, although its silence speaks more eloquently than its words and perhaps because it is insufficient. | ||
| Panama understands the aftermath of violations of sovereignty and territorial integrity and for our own historic reasons we have always rejected the aggression of one state against another and as well as the use of force or the threat of the use of force as a method of resolving conflicts. | ||
| We recognize the importance of healing wounds with justice under the protection of international law. | ||
| Unfortunately, to date, after three long years, the solution of the conflict between Ukraine and Russia has been evasive and efforts made to date have been fruitless and frustrating. | ||
| It does not seem sensible to continue to procrastinate and, in so doing, repeat errors of the silence in the past. | ||
| It perhaps also seems Not to be sensible to avoid the opportunity to make a step forward on the urgent path towards a lasting peace. | ||
| In this context, we urge for negotiating strategies to bring an end to the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine to be now reflected in formal agreements to be signed. | ||
| These should herald terms, conditions, commitments, and security leading to the establishment of a peace which is just and therefore lasting for all, with respect for the principles of the United Nations Charter and with sufficient guarantees for the future security of Ukraine. | ||
| Mr. President, on account of all of the foregoing, Panama supports the recent statement of Secretary General Antonio Guterres made on the 23rd of February 2025, | ||
| in which he warned that of the threat of not failing to end this war, which is shaking the foundations on which this organisation was built 80 years ago after the bitter experience of the bloody Second World War. | ||
| Our vote in favour of this resolution aimed to contribute to ensuring that all parties would end the hostilities as soon as possible on the path towards a just and inclusive peace. | ||
| Panama reiterates its support for all efforts in enabling a constructive conclusion of this war once and for all. | ||
| Thank you very much. | ||
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I thank the Representative Panama for the statement and I'll give the floor to the Representative Algeria. | |
| Thank you, Mr. President. | ||
| At the outset, I would like to recall the position of my country vis-à-vis this conflict, and we have always expressed through this position that we need to renounce escalation and polarization, and we need to put the security and safety of the people of the region that are suffering every day should be the priority. | ||
| We should also remain committed to the provisions of international law and international humanitarian law. | ||
| And from this chamber, we called time and again to give priority to a comprehensive and constructive dialogue between the parties and to engage in negotiations in a serious manner, | ||
| whether directly or indirectly, in order to reach a just and permanent peace in the region through a peaceful resolution based on the principles and purposes of the UN Charter and that takes into account the legitimate security concerns of parties. | ||
| Our call was the only criteria that Algeria used to determine its position today through our vote. |