Igor Ivanov
Igor Ivanov
Igor Sergeyevich Ivanovis a Russian politician who was Foreign Minister of Russia from 1998 to 2004...
NationalityRussian
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth23 September 1945
CountryRussian Federation
against announce attacks bin civilian sites terrorist turned united
Say another terrorist turned up in London, Bin Laden ... and he were to announce that new terrorist attacks were forthcoming against civilian sites in the United States,
direct efforts found nato proper russian special support understanding
Russian efforts and the direct efforts of ...(Russian special envoy) Viktor Chernomyrdin have not found the understanding and proper support of NATO leadership,
activate active country help mediation political role situation united
will help activate the political mediation of the situation in that country with an active role of the United Nations.
act entire judge less name nations nobody pretend united
Nobody has the right to act on their own in the name of the United Nations and even less to pretend to be the judge of the entire world,
answers conditions continue council including interest iraq majority necessary political position russia security shared states united within work yes
Must the UNMOVIC and IAEA inspectors continue their work in Iraq in the interest of a political settlement? Have all the necessary conditions to that end been met? Russia answers yes to that question. The conditions are there. The inspectors must continue their inspections. And this is a position shared by the overwhelming majority of states in the world, including within the Security Council of the United Nations.
act favor interested russia situation speak states stop tension united united-states voice
We speak in the same voice with the United States because Washington, too, is interested to stop the spiraling of tension and normalizing the situation in the region. It is important not only that we speak in the same voice but that we also act in coordination with one another, which Russia is in favor of,
believe force including legal previous reference un
We believe the use of force against Iraq, especially with reference to previous resolutions of the UN Security Council, has no grounds, including legal grounds.
action begins charter council discuss military relation security situation states united
If the United States unilaterally begins military action in relation to Iraq, it would violate the U.N. Charter and, of course, when the U.N. Charter is violated, the Security Council must gather, discuss the situation and make the corresponding decisions,
agreements collapse concluded entirety last treaty undermine
The collapse of the ABM Treaty would, therefore, undermine the entirety of disarmament agreements concluded over the last 30 years,
crisis iraqi leadership road suffering toward understand
The Iraqi leadership has to understand that this is an unconstructive road toward the worsening of the crisis and the worsening of the suffering of the Iraqi people,
active dialogue meaningful necessary soon topic
We think it necessary that an active and meaningful dialogue on this topic be resumed with the new U.S. administration as soon as possible,
difficult further situation
We think it could further aggravate the situation in the region, which is difficult as it is,
disturbed resolution schedule
The schedule has now been disturbed and the wording of the resolution has become difficult,
help political
isn't the way that could help find a political solution.