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| Sergey Lavrov adressing UN |
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All talk about the territorial integrity of
Georgia after its aggression against South
Ossetia has become senseless. Thats according
to Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov
who addressed the United Nations General
Assembly on Saturday.
Tags : Lavrov UN Russia Georgia Ossetia |
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Affichage : 2021
Durée : 904 s |
| 24.09.08: Conversation with Russian FM Sergey Lavrov 2/2 |
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Full Video (53 min.):
http://www.cfr.org/content/publications/media
/2008/9-24-08-Lavrov.flv
Speaker: Sergey V. Lavrov, Foreign Minister
of Russia
Presider: David J. Remnick, Editor, New
Yorker
September 24, 2008 - Council on Foreign
Relations
Russian move ensures safety of breakaway
Georgian regions, UN hears
Foreign Minister Sergey V. Lavrov of the
Russian Federation
27 September 2008 The security of the
breakaway Georgian regions of South Ossetia
and Abkhazia could only be guaranteed by
recognizing their independence, Russia told
the General Assembly today, voicing its
disapproval of the unipolar world ideology
that it said had contributed to the August
conflict.
Last months recognition move taken by Russia
was the only possible measure to ensure their
security and the very survival of their
peoples, Foreign Minister Sergey V. Lavrov
said on the fifth day of the Assemblys annual
high-level segment.
In the wake of the September 2001 attacks on
the United States, the world has witnessed
the use of mechanisms associated with a
unipolar world order that eschews genuine
cooperation, he said.
The illusion of a unipolar world confused
many. For some people, it generated a desire
to make an all-in stake on it. In exchange
for total loyalty they expected to receive a
carte blanche to resolve all their problems
by any means, he said.
The all-permissiveness syndrome that they
developed went rampant, out of all possible
control, on the night before 8 August when
the aggression was unleashed on South
Ossetia.
That attack against civilians and
peacekeepers trampled under foot all
settlement agreements, thus putting an end to
the territorial integrity of Georgia, the
Foreign Minister told delegates.
He called for the implementation of the
six-point plan agreed to between French
President Nicolas Sarkozy and Russian
President Dmitry Medvedev, which includes a
commitment by all parties to renounce the use
of force; the immediate and definitive
cessation of hostilities; free access to
humanitarian aid; the withdrawal of Georgian
forces to their places of permanent
deployment; and the convening of
international discussions on lasting security
arrangements for Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
The other principle stipulates the withdrawal
of Russian forces to their lines of
deployment before 7 August, and includes the
additional provision that Russian
peacekeeping forces may implement additional
security measures pending the definition of
an international mechanism.
But Mr. Lavrov expressed concern that putting
the plan into action will be undermined by
the attempts to rewrite it post factum to
please Tbilisi.
The conflict in Georgia calls attention once
gain to the danger of addressing problems in
the blind folds of the unipolar world, he
said. The price we have to pay in lives and
destiny of people is too high."
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Affichage : 238
Durée : 400 s |
| Western lectures puzzle us': Lavrov - China and Central Asia Support Russian actions |
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Beijing has expressed concern over stability
in the Caucasus region but has refrained from
outright condemnation of Russia's actions.
The response from most countries in the West
has been far more critical. Russia's FM
Sergey Lavrov reacted by blaming them for
disregarding Russian casualties.
Turkey has taken a similar line to China and
has urged dialogue.
Meanwhile French President Nicolas Sarkozy is
pressing for new talks to determine the role
of Russian forces in the region, particularly
those currently on Georgian soil.
Those demands that have been echoed by German
Chancellor Angela Merkel.
"I have reiterated that in my view the
six-point peace plan regrettably is not
fulfilled, particularly in view of the
presence of Russian troops in Poti and other
checkpoints, and at the same time I made
clear why we have condemned the recognition
of Abkhazia and Ossetia, also in accordance
with the French presidency," Merkel said.
On a visit to Ukraine, the UK's Foreign
Secretary has urged former Soviet states to
be cautious of provoking Russia.
David Miliband said President Medvedev has a
responsibility not to start a new Cold War,
and that recognition by Russia did not equate
to internationally recognised sovereignty.
"I hope that Russia will also see that the
recognition of territories by Russia does not
change the facts in the international
community or on the ground," he said.
Russian FM surprised
Following the comments by the international
community, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey
Lavrov said Moscow is surprised by the West
being so critical of Russia's effort to
settle conflicts in Georgia.
"When our Western colleagues lecture Russia
concerning its position on South Ossetia and
Abkhazia, this puzzles us. They disregard the
facts, they avoid our questions concerning
how this all started, and they completely
ignore the fact that we lost hundreds of our
civilians and peacekeepers, who were
operating under an OSCE mandate," Lavrov
said.
What really took place is not that Russian
tanks went to another country. It was
Georgian tanks, Georgian multiple rocket
launchers, Georgian aircraft attacking
peaceful Tskhinval. This took place on the
first day of the Olympics. What Saakashvili
did was a brazen violation of the Olympian
truce declared by the General Assembly," he
added.
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Affichage : 692
Durée : 241 s |
| 24.09.08: Conversation with Russian FM Sergey Lavrov 1/2 |
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Full Video (53 min.):
http://www.cfr.org/content/publications/media
/2008/9-24-08-Lavrov.flv
Speaker: Sergey V. Lavrov, Foreign Minister
of Russia
Presider: David J. Remnick, Editor, New
Yorker
September 24, 2008 - Council on Foreign
Relations
Russian move ensures safety of breakaway
Georgian regions, UN hears
Foreign Minister Sergey V. Lavrov of the
Russian Federation
27 September 2008 The security of the
breakaway Georgian regions of South Ossetia
and Abkhazia could only be guaranteed by
recognizing their independence, Russia told
the General Assembly today, voicing its
disapproval of the unipolar world ideology
that it said had contributed to the August
conflict.
Last months recognition move taken by Russia
was the only possible measure to ensure their
security and the very survival of their
peoples, Foreign Minister Sergey V. Lavrov
said on the fifth day of the Assemblys annual
high-level segment.
In the wake of the September 2001 attacks on
the United States, the world has witnessed
the use of mechanisms associated with a
unipolar world order that eschews genuine
cooperation, he said.
The illusion of a unipolar world confused
many. For some people, it generated a desire
to make an all-in stake on it. In exchange
for total loyalty they expected to receive a
carte blanche to resolve all their problems
by any means, he said.
The all-permissiveness syndrome that they
developed went rampant, out of all possible
control, on the night before 8 August when
the aggression was unleashed on South
Ossetia.
That attack against civilians and
peacekeepers trampled under foot all
settlement agreements, thus putting an end to
the territorial integrity of Georgia, the
Foreign Minister told delegates.
He called for the implementation of the
six-point plan agreed to between French
President Nicolas Sarkozy and Russian
President Dmitry Medvedev, which includes a
commitment by all parties to renounce the use
of force; the immediate and definitive
cessation of hostilities; free access to
humanitarian aid; the withdrawal of Georgian
forces to their places of permanent
deployment; and the convening of
international discussions on lasting security
arrangements for Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
The other principle stipulates the withdrawal
of Russian forces to their lines of
deployment before 7 August, and includes the
additional provision that Russian
peacekeeping forces may implement additional
security measures pending the definition of
an international mechanism.
But Mr. Lavrov expressed concern that putting
the plan into action will be undermined by
the attempts to rewrite it post factum to
please Tbilisi.
The conflict in Georgia calls attention once
gain to the danger of addressing problems in
the blind folds of the unipolar world, he
said. The price we have to pay in lives and
destiny of people is too high."
Tags : Lavrov Russia Ossetia Georgia Information War Lie Media News Interview True McCain Palin Obama Biden |
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Affichage : 286
Durée : 416 s |
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