Russia Prepares For Strikes On Saudi Arabia After Chemical Weapon Attack Fears In Yemen Grow, Orders Heavy Bombers To Stay In Iran

Russia Prepares For Strikes On Saudi Arabia After Chemical Weapon Attack Fears In Yemen Grow, Orders Heavy Bombers To Stay In Iran

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By: Sorcha Faal, and as reported to her Western Subscribers

An astonishing new Security Council (SC) report circulating in the Kremlin today reveals that Russia is in the process of preparing for military strikes upon Saudi Arabia over its use of chemical and biological weapons in Yemen—that is due to the apocalyptic situation in Yemen about to get much worse after Jaysh al-Islam terrorists leaving Syria are now flowing there in massive numbers, and who in the past have used chemical weapons against Syrian Kurds—with the greatest fears of the General Staff being of a “super bug” just discovered in Yemen byMédecins Sans Frontières (MSF-Doctors Without Borders) scientists who are now warning has mutated into a new bacterium that poses a catastrophic risk to the entire world—and with Russia’s first action in this potential strike against Saudi Arabia being the ordering of its heavy bombers in Iran to stay there until further orders are received whileMoscow builds a US, UK and French coalition to begin these attacks.

According to this report, in the hours leading up to yesterday’s United Nation Security Council (UNSC) meeting where Russia put forth a resolution condemning the American-led “military masturbation” attack upon Syriaover unproven allegations of a chemical attack, President Putin pointed out to his Western counterparts that the logic they were using to justify their illegal attack could, in turn, be used by Russia to launch strikes against Saudi Arabia—with the West’s new standard for allowing any country to attack another being best articulated by France's UN Ambassador Francois Delattre who stated “the use of chemical weapons cannot be tolerated and must be deterred…that is essential”. 

Siding with Russia’s position that unproven chemical weapons use accusations failed to meet United Nations standards for one country launching an attack on another (Law of War), this report continues,were China and Bolivia—with Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, Equatorial Guinea and Peru  abstaining from voting because they needed more information—but with the Western aligned nations of the US, UK,  France,  Netherlands, Sweden, Kuwait, Poland and Ivory Coast voting to rejectthe United Nations decades long justified reasons to start wars with their, instead, creating a new paradigm allowing any nation to attack another based on nothing more than the standard of “we believe it happened, so it’s true”.

Quickly adopting this new United Nations standard wanted by the Westof “we believe it happened, so it’s true” in order to legally justify one nation attacking another, this report details, was President Putin—and who, during today’s Security Council meeting, presented evidence thatSaudi Arabia has been supplying ISIL and Nusra Front terrorists with chemical weapons and chemical ingredients for building such weapons—with Yemeni Armed Forces Spokesman Brigadier General Sharaf Qaleb Luqman, also, having previously documented the extensive use of chemical and biological weapons by Saudi-led forces in Yemen's Ma'ribprovince.

Even more barbaric, this report notes, General Sharaf Qaleb Luqman, this past October (2017), stunningly revealed that the true cause ofYemen’s cholera outbreak that has become the worst in our world’s entire history—and who shockingly stated:

Poisonous gases were spread in the sky after the US, Saudi and Israeli fighter jets' direct airstrikes and they came down to the ground with the rain and penetrated and contaminated our underground waters

Therefore, it was a biological war as Saudi Arabia has already used all types of banned weapons against us.

While the West is manically cheering itself for it’s completely failed strike on Syria over unproven chemical weapon use allegations, that even the Jaysh al-Islam terrorists (who concocted this “fake news” story at the urging of their British secret services handlers) are now “calling a farce”, this report continues, completely being ignored by these Westernwarmongers is what Saudi Arabia is doing in Yemen—and whose description as a “war” by the US-led mainstream propaganda media is as grossly obscene as it is inaccurate, as it’s true propose is the total extermination of that nation’s millions of Islamic Shiite peoples in what has become one of the largest genocides in human history.

As the Western-sponsored genocide in Yemen has now grown to such evil and demonic depths that UN Humanitarian Chief Mark Lowcock, after recently visiting there, shockingly intoned that it “looks like the apocalypse” while warning that “”, this report details, Saudi Arabia’s total blockade on allowing food into Yemen has caused the starvation deaths of at least 150,000 in the last year alone—but whose real and verifiable deaths the American people aren’t allowed to know about in order to weigh against the supposed, but never found, 40 or so Syrianssupposedly killed by chemicals last week to determine which nation, in fact, they should be attacking for crimes against humanity. 

To how Saudi Arabia has been able to keep its massive genocidal crimes against humanity in Yemen hidden from the American people, this report explains, is due to their conducting one of the largest public relations campaigns of outright deception in US history costing a staggering $1.5 billion—and whose efforts have led to the buying off of the entire US mainstream propaganda media establishment, as well as top US politicians, led by Qorvis MSLGROUP and Booz Allen Hamilton—with the latter being a US management consultancy with long-established links to the “Deep State”– and who, also, was involved in the illegal SWIFT and PRISM mass surveillance programmes revealed byEdward Snowden. 

To what has placed Saudi Arabia’s genocidal actions in Yemen at the forefront of Russian military and political consideration as a vital national security threat to the entire Federation, this report grimly notes, are the grave reports being issued by Doctors Without Borders scientists about what is now happening in Yemen due to the Saudi’s unrestrained biological and chemical use—with these scientists warning that this conflict is taking on aspects of warfare once found only in history books, when the real toll of a military campaign is not the immediate damage from weapons, but the long-term and far greater impact of disease that spread in the chaos of armed conflict.

First noticed by US troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, this report explains, the Americans, by 2009, realized that a never before known bacterium was circulating throughout the Middle East that no antibiotic could cure—known as a “superbug”—and that due to the Saudi’s use of biological and chemical weapons in Yemen, has now mutated into what is being called the “Acinetobacter baumannii”—and whose deadly virulence is so feared, even the US has labeled it as a “national security threat”.

For anyone believing that the already apocalyptic situation in Yemen, due to the Saudis being allowed by their Western backers to use chemical and biological weapons against that nations innocent peoples, couldn’t possibly get any worse, this report concludes, they’d be gravely mistaken—as the British-led and controlled Jaysh al-Islam terrorists fromSyria (who primarily attack civilian targets via kidnappings and bombings, and launches rockets into Israel) are now being deployed to Yemen viaSaudi Arabia—with the Saudi’s not-so-secret reason for doing so beingthese Jaysh al-Islam terrorists having freely admitted that they used chemical weapons in a mainly Kurdish populated area in the city ofAleppo, northern Syria in April 2016—and that under the new United Nations war standard just imposed on the world by the Americans, now makes Saudi Arabia a legitimate and legal “target for destruction” byRussian military forces—and is why President Putin has just instructed the General Staff to begin talks with the US, UK and France in order to build a coalition to strike these “chemical weapon using animals” as soon as possible—and that, of course, none of these Western powers could possibly object to, as to decide anything otherwise would expose them on the world stage as being liars and hypocrites. 

President Putin remains confidant that the US, UK and France will join Russian coalition to bomb Saudi Arabia until it quits using chemical and biological weapons in Yemen

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As  the news itself "a bombshell" , it is necessary to look at the "timing" of it; in what context it occurs. 
A very close friend bishop of the Orthodox Church to Putin drives this research, which leads to the communist revolution was actually a Jewish conspiracy against Christianity tells us several things: 
That Russia no longer afraid to Judaism, a sign that the power the monetary system has changed hands. 
That, therefore, the end of the state of Israel approaches (consistent with Iranian movements in Syria). 
Which the first signs of the beginning of the reset have to see soon. 
PS: The left everyone knows your end, too, it is imminent

Putin To Launch ‘Independent Internet’ Without ‘New World Order Censorship’

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that Russia is launching a new ‘independent Internet’ that will be free from the shackles of the New World Order. 

Putin and the Security Council are developing the new Internet initially for BRICS nations,  which will be totally independent of global elite corporations and governments and will continue to work in the event of global internet outages.

The new initiative was brought forward at the October meeting of the Security Council, with Putin setting a deadline of August 1, 2018.

It is believed the new independent Internet will be free from censorship, with the likes of Google and Facebook barred from monopolising key functions such as search results and social media communications.

Rt.com reports: While discussing the issue, members of the council noted that “the increased capabilities of western nations to conduct offensive operations in the informational space as well as the increased readiness to exercise these capabilities pose a serious threat to Russia’s security.”

They decided that the problem should be addressed by creating a separate backup system of Domain Name Servers (DNS), which would not be subject to control by international organizations. This system would be used by countries of the BRICS bloc – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

The issue of excessive dependency on global DNS has previously been addressed by Russia. In 2014, the Russian Communications Ministry conducted a major exercise in which it simulated the “switching off” of global internet services and used a Russian backup system to successfully support web operations inside the country.

However, when reporters asked Vladimir Putin’s Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov if the country’s authorities had been considering disconnecting from the global internet in 2014, Peskov dismissed these allegations as false.

“Russia’s disconnection from the global internet is of course out of the question,” Peskov told the Interfax news agency. However, the official also emphasized that “recently, a fair share of unpredictability is present in the actions of our partners both in the US and the EU, and we [Russia] must be prepared for any turn of events.”

“We all know who the chief administrator of the global internet is. And due to its volatility, we have to think about how to ensure our national security,” said Peskov. It’s not about disconnecting Russia from the World Wide Web, he added, but about “protecting it from possible external influence.”

BRICS countries mulling formation of single gold trade system More: http://tass.com/economy/977276

The regulator plans to take first steps towards formation of a single trade system with the People’s Republic of China in 2018

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MOSCOW, November 24. /TASS/. BRICS countries are discussing the possibility of establishing a single gold trade system, First Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Central Bank Sergey Shvetsov said Friday.

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"The traditional (trade) system based in London and partially in Swiss cities is becoming less relevant as new trade hubs are emerging, first of all in India, China and South Africa. We are discussing the possibility to establish a single (system of) gold trade both within BRICS and at the level of bilateral contacts," he said, adding that this system may serve as a basis for further creation of new benchmarks.

According to Shvetsov, the Bank of Russia has already signed a memorandum on development of bilateral gold trade with Chinese colleagues. The regulator plans to take first steps towards formation of a single trade system with the People’s Republic of China in 2018, he added.

"We assume that trade and clearing links should be established. The point is that gold buyers should decide on the place of purchase," the official said, adding that trade links would enable market participants to make deals on international exchanges via the central counterparty.

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After finding US troops embedded within ISIS, Russia issues a serious warning: "Now leave Syria or die"

After finding US troops embedded within ISIS, Russia issues a serious warning: "Leave Syria now or die" 

By: Sorcha Faal, and reportedly to its Western subscribers

A report by the Russian Defense Ministry circulating today in the Kremlin states that Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu last week held an unprecedented "secret" meeting with US Defense Secretary James Mattis at Al Air Base Udeid, in Qatar, where Americans were warned severely by Russia: "Now leave Syria or die."

According to this report, US Defense Secretary James Mattis used the excuse of his trip to India this week to meet urgently with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu in Qatar. It also clarifies that the main US propaganda media were not aware of how the Pentagon has cut off almost all contact with its commander-in-chief, Donald Trump, and the press.

This unprecedented meeting is necessary because of the events surrounding the death of Captain Kurban Kasumov of the General Directorate of Intelligence of the Russian Ministry of Defense on 2 August. This man was operating in the battle zone of Deir ez-Zor in Syria under direct orders of the Ministry of Defense of his country. Previously the Kremlin had described the battle of Deir ez-Zor as the "Battle for the Monastery" that "will decide the fate of the world".

As Captain Kasumov died on the battlefield, this report details, the Russian Ministry of Defense ordered a massive drone surveillance operation to be carried out throughout the Deir ez-Zor region between 8 and 12 September . This intelligence operation unexpectedly revealed US special operations troops. embedded within the ISIS rows. According to the Pentagon, these Yankee troops are there to "advise" the Syrian "moderate rebels" but not to advise and support ISIS extremists, but the Kremlin report says quite the contrary; accusing directly of the death of the Russian general to the government of Washington.

In the publication is shown, just a few hours, photos taken by a dron of the Russian intelligence operation where the US special operations forces are observed. working side by side with ISIS terrorists in Syria. The Russian Ministry of Defense also stated that despite the capabilities of the US special forces these were discovered fighting alongside the militants of the Islamic State. It can be seen in the images as vehicles of the US Army are next to ISIS vehicles in an improvised and protected camp; members of US special forces are also observed in close collaboration with ISIS members within those facilities. Clearly American troops feel absolutely safe inside the area occupied by terrorists. 

After these US-led Islamic terrorist forces launched a blatant attack on the Russian Police Force on September 20, the report continues, Americans were warned by Russia that they would face "a swift and forceful response" to their actions . Immediately the US military blamed the CIA for the operation that resulted in the death of the Russian general.

However, in his meeting with the US Secretary of Defense, this report notes: Defense Minister Shoigu stated that Russian military forces operating in Syria would not make any distinction as to which US "entity" should be attacked in retaliation for the death of the Russian general, whether it was the US Army or the CIA, warning that they would all be a legitimate target. That caused the key US military base in the southern Syrian desert region (Zeqaf Base) to be quickly abandoned and destroyed by the flight of US military forces and their Islamic terrorist allies. Likewise, other reports on the battlefield show that Americans are planning to quickly abandon and destroy their Al-Tanf base on Syrian soil.

With Russia moving Syria to a large number of tanks and military combat vehicles, along with the deployment of advanced air defense systems, this report points out, US-backed Islamic extremist forces in Syria continue their far-reaching retreat to Army forces Syrian Arab in the provinces of Deir ez-Zor and Raqqa, to such an extent that the Russian Allied forces in Syria have now reached the milestone of crossing the Euphrates River. 

In preparation for this coming war, this report gives even more details: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has once again ordered the Americans to leave Syria because unlike Russia, the United States operates there in violation of international law.

In the promotion of peace in Syria, too, continues this report, Saudi King Salman Al Saud, is in the final preparations for his historic trip to Russia, while at the same time, Defense Minister Shoigu will make a rare visit to Israel to meet with his counterpart, Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman. The agenda of both meetings seeks to find a way to end America's genocidal wars in the Middle East, which have killed and maimed millions of innocent human beings.

Surprisingly, this report concludes by pointing out that the American people are still barred from knowing the true facts of what is happening now in Syria, and that instead they have their heads full of mental swill generated by their main means of propaganda. 

The report mentions the case of Christian football players, such as Tim Tebow, who knelt to give thanks to God, an action that angered the elite media, but today, and after President Trump ridiculed, the footballers who kneel to disrespect the American flag are being praised by those same means.

American football players are beaten by elitist media if they kneel to honor God ...... but are praised when they kneel to disrespect the American flag.

Recalling the history of this war

From the beginning of the "civil" war in Syria I realized that this was in fact an American imperialist intervention in that sovereign country, and that the Islamic state was nothing more than the US B army; Army B made up of members of their special forces, the CIA and the FBI, of mercenaries and autochthonous combatants deceived under the promise of a better future for them, in fact, it was actually the same American army operating there covertly. They could also be qualified as mercenaries in the service of Yankee and Israeli interests, as well as interests of the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabian monarchies, among other European NATO members.

In simple words, that war was nothing more than a confrontation between the Russian, Syrian, Hezbollah, Iranian and Iraqi military forces against the US B-army. That war is a subsidiary war for the United States, because its regular army does not intervene directly, well, apparently, but if its army does B. But if we look well; the US Regular Army also directly intervene to support its B army, ie radical and extremist groups fighting against the legitimate governments of those nations, call it the Islamic State, the Fall, the Free Syrian Army, and so on. 

It was denounced at the outset that the so-called anti-ISIS international airplanes did not actually attack the terrorist group, but instead were dedicated to destroying the infrastructure of Syria and Iraq and, as well, to attacking the armies of both countries under the pretext of an alleged misunderstanding of objectives; "Errors" of which he never apologized or repaired the damage caused to those countries.

On many occasions, both the Damascus government and the Baghdad government denounced that the planes of the so-called international coalition provided logistical and material support to terrorist groups like ISIS and Al Queda. Even the Iraqi government confiscated several planes of the so-called international coalition for having been caught supplying weapons to terrorist groups through parachute boxes. 

It is no coincidence, therefore, that before the intervention of Russia, and despite the alleged attacks by the Allied aviation against the terrorists, they continued to gain ground rapidly despite the fierce resistance of the Syrian and Iraqi army and people.

So, concluding: 

Although both Russia and Iran, China, and the international community in general, knew of the hypocrisy and double play of Washington and allies; these had not come into direct confrontation with the armies of the international coalition, but once the advance of Russian, Syrian and allied troops from these countries became unstoppable and swift, confrontation on both sides was unavoidable, as Washington did not resigned to losing the war. 

Only this clash between both forces can result in World War III if the Americans and allies do not withdraw from the area and insist on clinging to something that they have already lost and that was never theirs.

Statement by H.E. Mr. Sergey V. LAVROV, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, at the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly

Statement by H.E. Mr. Sergey V. LAVROV, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the RussianFederation, at the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly

Distinguished Mr. President,

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Last December, the UN General Assembly adopted the resolution on "Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order", which clearly stipulated the inadmissibility of interference into internal affairs of sovereign States, non-recognition of coups d'état as a method of change of power and the need to exclude from the international communication the attempts of unlawful pressure of certain States on others, including ex-territorial application of national jurisdiction.

The prevailing majority of Member States of this Organization voted in favor of this resolution. The countries that, despite the goals and principles of the UN Charter, are trying to dominate in global affairs and impose models of development, as well as their own 'values' on States and peoples, guided by the logic of unipolarity that undermines the international law, turned out to be outvoted. 

Nevertheless, the world keeps changing. It is gratifying to note, as the U.S. president Donald Trump unequivocally stated from this podium last Tuesday, that:it is important to comply with the principles of sovereignty in the international affairs; it is necessary to ensure leadership by example and not impose one's will on other nations; the countries with different values, cultural patterns and aspirations can not only coexist, but also work hand in hand on the basis of mutual respect. I believe that anyone can sign under these words, especially, if the U.S. foreign policy is conducted precisely on this basis.

Sovereignty, refraining from interference into internal affairs, equality of people and mutual respect – Russia has always adhered to these principles and will continue to uphold them. For the last quarter of a century, Russia, no matter the challenges it faced, made in good faith its part of the way to eliminate the legacy of the Cold War, has done a lot to strengthen confidence and mutual understanding in the Euro-Atlantic region and the world. This, however, has not been reciprocated by our Western partners, overexcited by the illusion of the 'end of history' and still trying to accommodate rudimentary institutions of block-to-block confrontation era to the modern day realities. NATO aspires to recreate the Cold War climate and refuses to bring to life the principle of equal and indivisible security across the OSCE area, solemnly declared in the 1990s.

The West structured its policy according to the principle of "who's not with us is against us", having chosen the path of reckless eastward NATO expansion and provoking instability in the post-Soviet space and encouraging anti-Russian sentiments. This policy is precisely the root cause of the protracted conflict in South-Eastern Ukraine. Despite the efforts being undertaken in the Normandy format and the Contact Group, Kyev invents more and more tricks to bog down the implementation of its obligations on implementing the Minsk Package of Measures of 12 February 2015, endorsed by the UN Security Council.

But even under those circumstances Russia is aiming at constructive work and the search for mutually acceptable ways to implement the Minsk agreements. In response to the expressed concerns regarding the current state of affairs in the field of security, President Vladimir Putin launched an initiative to establish the UN Mission for the protection of OSCE observers in Donbass. A relevant draft resolution has been tabled in the UN Security Council. We hope that the Russian proposal will facilitate the settlement of the internal Ukrainian crisis that broke out as a result of the anti-constitutional coup perpetrated by the ultra-radicals. We are looking forward to constructive interaction on those issues with our European and US partners, without zero-sum games. 

Being here, at the UN headquarters, we must not forget about the origins of the United Nations. The rulings of the Nuremberg Tribunal served as a warning against leaving in oblivion the lessons of World War II and the disastrous consequences of the attempts to rule the destinies of the world by trampling lawful interests of other nations and peoples. It is an outrage to use one's concern for freedom of expression as an excuse to condone radical movements that profess neo-Nazi ideology and stand up for heroization of Nazis and their associates. Consistent efforts are required to put a secure shield against neo-Nazism, revanchism, extremism and xenophobia, and enhance international and intercultural harmony.

By instigating hatred and intolerance, terrorists, extremists and nationalists destroy and desecrate the objects of historic, religious and cultural value. Civilized Europe tolerates the demolition of monuments to the liberators of the continent and heroes of WWII whose victory laid the foundation of the United Nations. We deem it necessary to pay without delay a priority attention to this issue at the UN General Assembly and UNESCO in order to provide for corresponding legal framework to prevent of such actions. Russia intends to submit relevant proposals.

It is inadmissible to remain indifferent to either the shameful phenomenon of non-citizenship persisting in Europe, or the suppression of minority languages in violation of the Conventions of the Council of Europe.

Throughout the ages, world history has proved that the lasting settlement of disputes is possible only through dialogue and finding the balance between basic interests of conflicting parties. Unfortunately, blatant pressure, instead of diplomacy, is more and more prevailing in the arsenal of a number of Western countries. The application of unilateral sanctions, above those introduced by the UN Security Council, is illegitimate and undermines the collective nature of international efforts. Today, the world is watching with alarm as the U.S. imposes yet a new set of restrictions against Iran which, on top of all, are exterritorial in nature and threaten the realization of Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action that became one of the key factors of international and regional stability.

The faultiness of unilateral sanctions policy has been long proven by the example of more than half a century of the U.S. blockade of Cuba, the immediate lift of which for decades has been called for by almost all the UN Member States. It’s time to listen
to these calls.

The confrontation around the DPRK is unfolding dangerously. We resolutely condemn the nuclear missile adventures of Pyongyang in violation of the UN Security Council resolutions. However, the buildup of military hysteria is not only dead-end but also deadly. It goes without saying that all the UN Security Council resolutions must be implemented. But all of them, along with sanctions, contain provisions on the need to resume talks. We launch an appeal to stop blocking these provisions. There is no alternative to the political and diplomatic methods of addressing the nuclear problem of the Korean Peninsula based on dialogue among all interested parties. We call on responsible members of international community to support the Russia-China roadmap contained in the joint statement of 4 July, made by the Foreign Ministries of Russia and China.

Instigation to turmoil and threats of power interference for the sake of the so-called democratization of Venezuela or actions to undermine the legitimate government of any country are inadmissible. In any internal conflicts the international community must encourage the parties to national reconciliation and compromise.  

The attempts to ignore differing opinions, to recur to dictate and ultimatums or the use of force in circumvention of the UN Charter have never done any good. The outburst of international terrorism, millions of refugees, unprecedented flows of illegal migration are mainly rooted in the adventurous change of "unsuitable regimes" of the recent years, including armed interventions that brought havoc and destruction in the Middle East and Northern Africa and paved the way for terrorists in all the parts of the world where they have never been before.

Despite the fact that ISIL is pulling back in Syria and Iraq, considerable additional effort is required to stabilize the region. It should be recalled that it is necessary to fight not only ISIL, but also al-Nusra, the latter being tolerated for whatever reason by the U.S. coalition members.

The developments in Syria give grounds for cautious optimism. The 6th International Meeting on Syria in Astana, held on 14-15 September 2017, has finalized the work on the four de-escalation zones agreed upon with the participation of Russia, Iran, Turkey, the U.S., Jordan and the UN and supported by many other countries. These agreements have created conditions for further progress towards the implementation of Resolution 2254 on the basis of direct dialogue between the government and the opposition aimed at joining their efforts to eliminate as soon as possible the terrorist hotbed and restore peace all over the country, and its unity, and resolve acute humanitarian problems.

The most urgent task is to increase the supplies of humanitarian aid and demine the liberated territories. We are convinced that all those who sincerely wish peace to Syria and its people must join their efforts in this process under the leadership of the UN, and without any preconditions.

The cases of use of chemical weapons in the region are a separate issue. All these cases must be investigated honestly and professionally, without any attempts to manipulate OPCW-UN Joint Investigative Mechanism.

The solving of humanitarian tasks and reconciliation of conflicting parties are also relevant for other crises in the region, including the situation in Libya, Yemen, and Iraq. In all these situations, just like in any other conflicts, Russia pursues a balanced policy and works with all parties without exception.

Speaking of the Middle East and North Africa regional issues, we cannot put aside or forget the UN decisions on the Palestinian problem and the Arab Peace Initiative. We attach great importance to the restoration of the Palestinian Unity and welcome the efforts of Egypt in this direction. Russia is ready to assist in any way possible was the resumption of direct talks between Israel and Palestine, and cooperate with Quartet partners and Arab League for this purpose. The unresolved Palestinian problem continues to be exploited by the extremists who recruit more and more adept.

The never-ending bloody terrorist attacks around the world illustrate the illusory nature of the attempts to create 'isolated safe havens'. Extremism and terrorism can only be fought jointly, without double standards or hidden agendas, and relying on the main responsibility of States, as envisaged in the UN Global Counter-terrorism Strategy.

We welcome the reform of counter-terrorism activity of the UN system, initiated by Secretary-General and approved by the General Assembly. We view the appointment of Russia's representative as head of the new UN Office of Counter-Terrorism as the recognition of Russia's role in combating this evil. We thank everybody for their support.

Russia is committed to the goal of achieving a nuclear-weapon-free world. Under the existing treaty regimes in the area of arms control and non-proliferation, the complete elimination of nuclear weapons should become the final result of the process of universal and total disarmament ensuring equal and indivisible security. The attempts to 'outlaw' the nuclear weapons without taking into account modern realities and turning a blind eye to all the factors that impact the strategic stability today only make this common goal more distant and undermine the consensus regimes of NPT and CTBT.   

We launch an appeal to say ‘no!’ to the militarization of information space. We must prevent the transformation of ICTs into an arena of politico-military confrontation and their use as an instrument of pressure, economic damage, and propaganda of ideas of terrorist and extremist ideology.

The UN must focus its efforts on elaboration of the rules of responsible behavior in the digital sphere that meet the security interests of all states.

Russia has drafted a universal convention on countering cybercrime, including hacking. We propose to open its discussion as early as during the current session.

It is obvious that in the future the world will continue to confront a whole range of new long-term challenges affecting all our civilization. We have no right to waste our energy, time and efforts on geopolitical games. This demands collective rather than unilateral approaches.

The process of shaping the polycentric world order is an objective trend that reflects the redistribution of global balance of forces and increasing the factor of cultural and civilizational identity of peoples. All of us, even those used to bossing the world around, will have to adapt to this reality. It is in our common interests not to try and contain this natural process. The world order should become equitable and democratic, just as the founding fathers of the UN envisioned it. Globalization should not antagonize, but play a unifying role, taking into account the interests of all states without exception and contributing to stable and secure future for all humanity.

Without mutual trust, it is impossible to expect effective implementation of the ambitious Sustainable Development Goals or the Paris Climate Agreement, or the solution of global tasks of food security, population, healthcare that are crucial to the developing countries.

The fundamental principles of international relations should include the recognition of political pluralism, freedom of choice and the rule of law. It is necessary to stop relying on military alliances, and provide support and security guarantees to the States that opted for neutrality. As for economy, it is necessary to work on reducing the obstacles to trade and investment, and stop politicizing the economic relations. The international Olympic movement and sports in general should be depoliticized.
It is necessary to educate, first of all, the youth, in the spirit of respect for cultural and civilizational diversity of the modern world. We invite everybody to the 19^thWorld Festival of Youth and Students that will be hosted by Russia in Sochi in less than a month. Another major international event held at the same time will be the 137^th Interparliamentary Union Assembly in Saint Petersburg with its main topic for discussion: “Strengthening of peace and security through intercultural and interreligious dialogue”. Let us encourage this dialogue among various cultures and religions, and stop using historic events to instigate hatred and phobias.

The philosophy of coexistence, conjugation and harmonization of interests of various countries is the grounds for President Vladimir Putin's proposed concept of great Eurasian partnership open to all States of Asia and Europe and aimed at the formation of common economic and humanitarian space on the basis of the principle of indivisible security. It goes without saying that equal rights for all, citizens or states, are a universal requirement as stated, as a matter of fact, in the UN Charter.

Indeed, these just and equitable principles are the grounds for the activities of various institutions in which Russia actively participates: Commonwealth of Independent States, Collective Security Treaty Organization, Eurasian Economic Union, Shanghai Cooperation Organization SCO, and BRICS. In the same way, we build our relations with ASEAN, African Union, CELAC, and other associations of Asian, African and Latin American countries. Through joint efforts we achieve a more balanced approach in the work of such institutions as the G-20, APEC, IMF, and IBRD.

We believe in the vitality of this Organization, and would like that the Secretary-General play an active role in facilitating the full realization of its potential based on the goals and principles of the UN Charter and respecting the prerogatives of the UN intergovernmental bodies. A specially tailored approach is required for the ideas of peacekeeping reform where there should be no abrupt shifts or abandonment of invaluable experience accumulated over the decades.

Two millennia ago, the Roman philosopher Seneca (in his Moral letters to Lucilius) wrote: "We are born to live together". The UN founding fathers came closest to the realization of this fact. They were convinced (as they enshrined in the UN Charter) that God-given coexistence on one planet must compel all of us to unite in order to prevent the scourge of new wars. To be able to do it today we need to revive the culture of dialogue, search for the balance of interests against the instincts of instant solutions and the desire to "punish the disobedient". In essence, it is a matter of preserving humanity in all its wealth and diversity.

Russia has always been and remains open to joint work with all those who show reciprocal readiness to cooperate on the basis of equality. We will continue to uphold these principles in the UN activities the interest of improving global governance and true democratization of international relations