8276th Security Council Meeting: Letter from Ukraine

Condemning continuous ceasefire violations in Eastern Ukraine, Security Council presidential statement expresses grave concern about severe impact on civilians at 8276th meeting.

• Categories: Meetings & Events / Security Council
• Video Length: 00:03:17
• Production Date: 6 June 2018
• Asset Language: Arabic; Chinese; English; French; Russian; Spanish
• Corporate Name: ORGANIZATION FOR SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE - OSCE
• Subject Topical: BORDER INCIDENTS; CEASEFIRES; PEACE PROCESS; SOVEREIGNTY
• Geographic Subject: RUSSIAN FEDERATION; UKRAINE
• MAMS Id: 2170457
• Parent Id: 2169743

Description

The Security Council expressed grave concern about the recent deterioration of the security situation in eastern Ukraine and its severe impact on civilians.

In presidential statement S/PRST/2018/12, read out by Vassily A. Nebenzia (Russian Federation), Council president for June, the Security Council condemned continuous ceasefire violations, especially the use of heavy weapons prohibited by the Minsk Agreements, and called for implementation of disengagement commitments and the immediate withdrawal of those weapons, in accordance with those accords.

Expressing full support to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Special Monitoring Mission, the Council called on all parties to facilitate its work, including safe and secure access throughout Ukraine to fulfil its mandate. It further recalled its full support for the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Ukraine, underlining the need for strict compliance with resolution 2202 (2015), which endorsed the Package of Measures for the Implementation of the Minsk Agreements, and encouraging all parties to recommit to the peace process. It also reaffirmed its full support for resolution 2166 (2014) on the downing of flight MH17.

The meeting began at 10:16 a.m. and ended at 10:19 a.m.