Explanation of Vote on a draft resolution on “The situation in Mali”
The Russian Federation voted in favor of the UN Security Council resolution on “The situation in Mali”.
We are concerned with the recent events in Mali and consider the sanctions regime as a relevant tool to promote peace and security in this country.
At the same time, it is regrettable that our proposal to extend the mandate of the Panel of Experts with a task to provide the Committee with information on the potential delisting was not taken on board. Sanctions are not an end in themselves. We should create incentives to change the behavior of those who are in the sanctions list. Delisting perspective could be one of them.
The sanctions committee should regularly receive an updated and independent information from the Panel of Experts on the activities of designated individuals and entities. If they cease engaging in the prohibited activities the Panel should have a clear mandate to propose delisting.
In general, the present delisting mechanisms in the country-specific sanctions regimes are extremely ineffective and therefore could not be used as an active instrument of the overall sanctions strategy. It is our priority in cooperation with the members of the Security Council to seek improvements of this unsatisfactory situation.
