#Kuzmin: The🇺🇳Secretariat failed to articulate a clear position as to whether events can be held at #UNHQ in current circumstances. That's why the Ad Hoc Committee to elaborate the convention on countering #ICT use for criminal purposes could not convene as scheduled. https://t.co/4hZQfgnbMB

#Kuzmin on protection of civilians in #ArmedConflict: In order to minimize casualties among non-combatants, we need to exercise a responsible approach to the #IHL norms. The need to uphold these norms gets even more urgent when it comes to armed action in densely populated areas. https://t.co/bSeDzSurFb

#Kuzmin: Civil&military facilities often are intertwined in urban settings, so it's crucial to use precise & verified information when planning the operations. It's unacceptable to strike using #UAVs or other methods of remote combat while relying on unverified #intelligence data https://t.co/qTEXQw590r

#Kuzmin: Terrorist groups that take part in armed conflicts in #Syria & some #Africa|n states pose a serious threat to civilians. Opposing sides, militants, and #terrorists use what's designed as a civil facility (schools, hospitals) for military purposes with growing frequency. https://t.co/qSLXNIT5VO

#Kuzmin at #UNSC debate on protecting civilians in conflict: We believe 1949 #Geneva Conventions & Additional Protocols provide sufficient contractual legal framework for protecting civilians&civil facilities, i.a. in the circumstances of #urban warfare. https://t.co/U2fRp4UcNY https://t.co/FAQVHNQ59G

#Kuzmin: We strongly condemn this practice. Such irresponsible behavior turns this sort of [#civil] infrastructure into legitimate targets under the international humanitarian law. As a result, it puts the lives of civilians in danger. @mfa_russia https://t.co/tAiwhAT4Cu

#Kuzmin: #ISIL and other #terrorist organizations have not been defeated yet. They carry on w/criminal activities in various regions of🌍. Now they particularly gravitate towards the African continent. So it's crucial that we should prevent revival of “Caliphate 2.0” in #Africa. https://t.co/mH8Y2oJ8sM

#Kuzmin: Terrorist threats trigger great problems in NE #Syria. The illegally present US military fail to etablish order there. The atmosphere of lawlessness that evolves around the locations where🇺🇸contingents're deployed creates favorable conditions for #terrorists of all sorts https://t.co/gzlLEtGs7y

#Kuzmin: One of #Syria’s major #humanitarian challenges also takes us to the territory, illegally occupied by the #UnitedStates – camps “Al-Hol” and “Roj”, where dozens of thousand women and children are kept in horrible conditions. https://t.co/qCwsjTuIJP

#Kuzmin: The local militants definitely gained in strength and courage, because now they openly attack detention facilities where their “brothers-in-arms” are held. As a result, even those #terrorists who have been put to prison now turn out free. #Syria @mfa_russia https://t.co/AjTn0GUIji

#Kuzmin: Withdrawal of American🇺🇸 occupational forces from #Syria would allow Syrians to clear the remaining #terrorist hotbeds in the country and ensure safety of the population. As record shows, the Government of Syria🇸🇾 can do this in a much more effective way. https://t.co/pyYkAXoUXO

#Kuzmin: Russia🇷🇺 supports the efforts of states that are ready to cooperate in order to fight with #terrorism on the basis of the international law. There are enough legal tools that allow to do this, i.a. those elaborated by the #SecurityCouncil 🇺🇳. 🔗https://t.co/Ot3Tec8wwg https://t.co/0ygtpWBe1U

#Kuzmin: Russia has been engaging systemically with the authorities of #Syria and #Iraq to evacuate children from conflict zones. We've built an effective system of interaction that lets identify & repatriate children of🇷🇺citizens while fully complying w/norms of the intn'l law. https://t.co/MbwOpbOEpd

#Kuzmin: The Afghan wing of #ISIL consists of more than 6,000 fighters. We're particularly concerned over the fact that the majority of terrorists in 🇦🇫come from #CentralAsia states. This escalates risks that #terrorist activity may spread to the neighboring countries. https://t.co/I9EZrzNaAG

#Kuzmin: By this time, appr.3⃣5⃣0⃣ minors have safely returned from #Syria and #Iraq. One of our priority tasks at this track is ensuring social adaptation of these children. To achieve this, we among other things render support to their relatives who act as caregivers. https://t.co/LTbJMkTO1j

#Kuzmin: Our Western colleagues again called to observe #HumanRights & uphold the #humanitarian law when taking counter-#terrorism measures. We suggest that they be the first to do so, because at this point what they say does not reconcile w/ what they do. https://t.co/Ot3Tec8wwg https://t.co/QiYSb9BBqe