Igor Ivanov Quotes on Security (7 Quotes)

Our common goal is to ensure that Iraq should not have weapons of mass destruction, ... It must be attained on the basis of the U.N. Security Council's resolution No. 1441. All other goals go beyond the limits of our interests.

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.

In our view, it is important to carefully preserve (the system that) has been built up over the decades and that has also functioned as a guarantee of international security.

The sooner we stop this war, the sooner we sit at the negotiation table in the U.N. Security Council, the faster we'll be able to solve the problems that are of concern.

The purpose of this is to coordinate such tasks which would make it possible to break the situation, which makes special threat to the security and stability to Europe, and to direct the events ... towards a peaceful settlement,

Resolution 1441 does not give anyone the right to an automatic use of force. Russia believes that the Iraqi problem should be regulated by the Security Council, which carries the main responsibility for ensuring international security.

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,