Russian Federation
Ambassador Vitaly Churkin
Russia is a permanent member of the UN Security Council. Vitaly Churkin has served as Russia’s permanent representative to the UN since May 2006. The following is excerpted from statements made by Ambassador Churkin during the 5,551st meeting of the United Nations Security Council on October 14, 2006. Even before statements by the Democratic People’s Republic ofKorea on their intention to conduct a nuclear experiment, and immediately afterPyongyang had acknowledged taking this irresponsible and destabilizing step,the Russian Federation emphasized that any actions of this nature — whateverthe reasons behind them — could complicate the prospects for a settlement ofthe nuclear…
