Russia takes over UN Security Council chairmanship
The Voice of Russia - 7 hours ago
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Russia is taking over the UN Security Council chairmanship from South
Korea on June 1 and will hand it over to Rwanda on July 1. Russia's UN
Ambassador Vitaly Churkin told Russian journalists at the United
Nations headquarters that the Security Council's schedule would be
busy and intense. The June agenda will include a meeting on
Afghanistan; a series of meetings on Africa-related subjects, such as
the situations in Mali, Cote-d'Ivoire and the Sahara-Sahel district;
as well as relations between Sudan and Southern Sudan.
"A lot of attention will be paid to the Middle East. We are going to
discuss the Middle East settlement, the situation in Yemen and Libya,
chemical demilitarization in Syria and the humanitarian situation in
that country," Churkin stressed, TASS reports.
Despite the fact that the United Nations Security Council has not
planned any separate talks on Ukraine, Churkin did not rule out that
they might be held.
"Every Security Council member has the right to call a Security
Council meeting on any situation, which can pose a threat to
international peace and security. We are ready for any surprises
here," the Russian diplomat stressed.
Open debates on new trends in the UN peacekeeping activities are
scheduled for June 11. More and more peacekeeping operations receive
mandates to use force. Peacekeepers also get new technologies, such as
unarmed drones, at their disposal.
The United Nations Security Council is expected to prolong three UN
peacekeeping missions - in Cote d'Ivoire, Mali and the Golan Heights,
and expand the powers of a group of experts of the Security Council
Committee for Sanctions against Iran. Churkin said that the Council
would also adopt a resolution on adapting the Security Council's
sanctions regime to Al-Quaeda and the Taliban movement.
Western countries are planning to stage a vote on a draft resolution
on humanitarian situation in Syria at the United Nations Security
Council in the next few weeks. In May, Russia and China blocked a
resolution that demanded the handover of the "Syrian dossier" to the
International Criminal Court.
Vitaly Churkin said that during its chairmanship Russia would maintain
constructive cooperation with other UN Security Council members and
search for compromise solutions of any issues.
"These are the principles we are going to use in our work in the
capacity of the UN Security Council chairman in June," the Russian
diplomat stressed.
The United Nations Security Council consists of 15 members, five of
which are permanent - Great Britain, China, Russia, France and the
United States. Every permanent member has the right of veto. Half of
non-permanent members are renewed annually. Under the UN Charter, the
UN Security Council is responsible for maintaining peace and
international security, and all UN members are supposed to obey its
decisions.
UN Security Council members take turns in chairing the body in
alphabetical order according to the English alphabet. The Security
Council chairmanship lasts for a calendar month.
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