Su iniziativa della Russia, il 25 marzo 2024 doveva tenersi una riunione del Consiglio di Sicurezza dell'ONU dedicata al 25° anniversario dell'aggressione della NATO contro la Jugoslavia.
Con vari espedienti procedurali, dapprima la Francia e poi gli altri paesi responsabili di quella aggressione e i loro alleati al Consiglio di Sicurezza hanno impedito la riunione, anche in occasione della riconvocazione tentata il 28 marzo.
Il vice rappresentante permanente della Russia all'ONU, Dmitry Polyansky, in merito ha dichiarato: "From now on, Russia will mention NATO's aggression against Yugoslavia at every session of the UN Security Council".
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https://tass.com/politics/1766341
26 MARCH 2024
France's disruption of UNSC meeting on Yugoslavia outrageous — Russia
Maria Zakharova emphasized that the Russian side intends to press for a meeting of the UN Security Council on NATO’s aggression against Yugoslavia, as "this is not just an event in history, but a turning point in the emergence of the current situation in the Balkans"
MOSCOW, March 26. /TASS/. Russia expresses indignation over the unprofessional behavior of the French delegation that has disrupted the UN Security Council meeting on NATO's aggression against Yugoslavia, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said in a commentary.
"We are outraged by the incorrect and unprofessional behavior of France, which is one of the ‘five’ permanent members of the Security Council with a special historical obligation to comply with the Council's provisional rules of procedure and other norms, developed over many years on the basis of mutual respect and consideration of interests," she said.
Zakharova explained that on March 25, the French delegation to the UN in New York, acting with the support of other Westerners, disrupted a meeting of the Security Council approved in the officially adopted program of UN Security Council activities for this month, timed to coincide with the 25th anniversary of NATO's aggression against Yugoslavia.
"For our part, we made concessions and agreed to invite as a rapporteur a representative of the NATO secretariat, an organization directly responsible for the destruction of Yugoslavia and the creation of a hotbed of instability in the Balkans," she continued. "We regret that the Japanese presidency of the UN Security Council succumbed to the French and held a procedural vote on an agenda item in favor of which Russia, China and Algeria voted, while the other members of the Council abstained for various reasons, including pressure from Western delegations."
The diplomat drew attention to the fact that in this way "outrageous disrespect was shown to Acting Prime Minister and Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic, who arrived in New York to participate in the said meeting."
"We believe that the essence of such inappropriate behavior by the French delegation is clearly reflected in the saying ‘uneasy conscience betrays itself’," she added.
Zakharova emphasized that the Russian side intends to press for a meeting of the UN Security Council on NATO’s aggression against Yugoslavia, as "this is not just an event in history, but a turning point in the emergence of the current situation in the Balkans."
"We are outraged by the incorrect and unprofessional behavior of France, which is one of the ‘five’ permanent members of the Security Council with a special historical obligation to comply with the Council's provisional rules of procedure and other norms, developed over many years on the basis of mutual respect and consideration of interests," she said.
Zakharova explained that on March 25, the French delegation to the UN in New York, acting with the support of other Westerners, disrupted a meeting of the Security Council approved in the officially adopted program of UN Security Council activities for this month, timed to coincide with the 25th anniversary of NATO's aggression against Yugoslavia.
"For our part, we made concessions and agreed to invite as a rapporteur a representative of the NATO secretariat, an organization directly responsible for the destruction of Yugoslavia and the creation of a hotbed of instability in the Balkans," she continued. "We regret that the Japanese presidency of the UN Security Council succumbed to the French and held a procedural vote on an agenda item in favor of which Russia, China and Algeria voted, while the other members of the Council abstained for various reasons, including pressure from Western delegations."
The diplomat drew attention to the fact that in this way "outrageous disrespect was shown to Acting Prime Minister and Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic, who arrived in New York to participate in the said meeting."
"We believe that the essence of such inappropriate behavior by the French delegation is clearly reflected in the saying ‘uneasy conscience betrays itself’," she added.
Zakharova emphasized that the Russian side intends to press for a meeting of the UN Security Council on NATO’s aggression against Yugoslavia, as "this is not just an event in history, but a turning point in the emergence of the current situation in the Balkans."
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Source: RT Balkans, 27.3.2024.
https://t.me/rtbalkan_ru/3294
West again derails UN Security Council meeting on NATO’s aggression against Yugoslavia
When the event’s agenda was put to a vote, six countries voted in favor and nine abstained.
When the event’s agenda was put to a vote, six countries voted in favor and nine abstained.
UNITED NATIONS, March 28. /TASS/. For the second time this week, the UN Security Council was unable to hold a meeting devoted to NATO’s 1999 aggression against Yugoslavia due to the West’s resistance, a TASS correspondent reported.
When the event’s agenda was put to a vote, six countries voted in favor and nine abstained. Therefore, the document failed to receive the required support. The vote was held on France’s request.
Similar events unfolded on March 25, when Western delegations took advantage of the rules of procedure to derail a meeting on the 25th anniversary of the 1999 NATO bombings of Yugoslavia. Despite earlier informal agreements, French Permanent Representative to the UN Nicolas de Riviere demanded the event’s agenda be put to a vote. No delegations voted against the document, but it was turned down after failing to garner the nine necessary votes to pass.
The Russian mission responded by saying that the requirement of approving the agenda of every meeting through a procedural vote shall be applied to future Security Council sessions as well, as long as member countries continue to fail to stick to their "normal modus operandi.".
When the event’s agenda was put to a vote, six countries voted in favor and nine abstained. Therefore, the document failed to receive the required support. The vote was held on France’s request.
Similar events unfolded on March 25, when Western delegations took advantage of the rules of procedure to derail a meeting on the 25th anniversary of the 1999 NATO bombings of Yugoslavia. Despite earlier informal agreements, French Permanent Representative to the UN Nicolas de Riviere demanded the event’s agenda be put to a vote. No delegations voted against the document, but it was turned down after failing to garner the nine necessary votes to pass.
The Russian mission responded by saying that the requirement of approving the agenda of every meeting through a procedural vote shall be applied to future Security Council sessions as well, as long as member countries continue to fail to stick to their "normal modus operandi.".
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L'Occidente ha impedito ancora una volta una riunione del Consiglio di Sicurezza dell'ONU sulla questione dell'aggressione della NATO contro la Jugoslavia (RT Balcani, 28.3.2024)
“Se pensate che la diplomazia russa alle Nazioni Unite si arrenda così facilmente, allora no. Questo non è il nostro stile", ha detto il vice rappresentante permanente della Federazione Russa Dmitry Polyansky.
https://t.me/rtbalkan_ru/3305
https://t.me/rtbalkan_ru/3305
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Source: RT Balkans, 30.3.2024.
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From now on, Russia will mention NATO's aggression against Yugoslavia at every session of the UN Security Council
From now on, Russia will mention NATO's aggression against Yugoslavia at every session of the UN Security Council, said Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia to the UN Dmitry Polyansky.
After France blocked the UN Security Council session on the 25th anniversary of the bombing, there will no longer be "any business as usual in the Security Council", Polyansky added.
"This is a very serious moment - in fact, at the instigation of France, one member of the Security Council was denied the right to convene a meeting. By such an action, our Western colleagues seriously deceived themselves. Instead of holding a peaceful meeting where they would mutter theses about 'Russian propaganda' ', now before every meeting of the Security Council, until we agree on how to avoid a similar situation in the future, NATO aggression will be mentioned in front of the cameras, which will also be included in the minutes of all upcoming meetings,"
stressed Polyansky.
After France blocked the UN Security Council session on the 25th anniversary of the bombing, there will no longer be "any business as usual in the Security Council", Polyansky added.
"This is a very serious moment - in fact, at the instigation of France, one member of the Security Council was denied the right to convene a meeting. By such an action, our Western colleagues seriously deceived themselves. Instead of holding a peaceful meeting where they would mutter theses about 'Russian propaganda' ', now before every meeting of the Security Council, until we agree on how to avoid a similar situation in the future, NATO aggression will be mentioned in front of the cameras, which will also be included in the minutes of all upcoming meetings,"
stressed Polyansky.
