UN General Assembly
2009

years ago at the Saint Petersburg G-8 summit in Russia, the principles for a new legal framework for such cooperation were formulated. The goal is to harmonize the interests of all participants in the energy chain: suppliers, consumers and intermediaries or transiters. It was not so long ago that we solidified these principles, and we invite all States to engage in discussion on them. We believe that such discussions should be conducted with the active involvement of specialized multilateral institutions, including, of course, the agencies of the United Nations family. The third task that Russia deems to be potentially critical is the comprehensive strengthening of the United Nations itself. The United Nations must adapt itself in a rational way to the new global realities. It should strengthen its influence while preserving its multinational nature and the integrity of the Charter’s key provisions. The most important component of the revitalization of the United Nations is reform of the Security Council. The time has come to speed up the search for a compromise formula for the Security