Islamabad: Editor’s Monitoring Desk – Russia and Belarus had to face shame , strict response from Ukraine and Europe and finally failure at General Assembly: 61st Plenary Meeting, 76th Session held on 15 March, 2022.
Election of a representative of Belarus to one of the five seats designated for Eastern European States prompted several delegates to dissociate themselves from participating in consensus.
The representative of France, speaking on behalf of the European Union, said that Belarus’ participation in the military aggression of the Russian Federation was a flagrant violation of international law and undermined international stability and security.
The representative of Ukraine dissociated his delegation from the consensus as well, stressing that Belarus’ actions were an attack on the Charter of the United Nations. The election of a representative of Belarus to the Commission was unethical and immoral.
The representative of Belarus, in response, said the General Assembly should avoid the politicization of issues when they were irrelevant to a meeting’s subject. Belarus remains committed to international law, he said.
The appointment of a representative from the Russian Federation to fill one of four vacancies on the Joint Inspection Unit also prompted several delegates to dissociate themselves from the Assembly’s decision.
The representative of Australia, also speaking for Canada and New Zealand, condemned the unprovoked and illegal attack on Ukraine and dissociated the delegations for which he was speaking from consensus.
The United Kingdom’s delegate reminded the Assembly that the international community had called on the Russian Federation to withdraw from its unjustified and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. Concerned with lies propagated in the Assembly or any forum, he said the Russian Federation remains in breach of the Charter. Therefore, he disassociated his delegation from consensus.
The representative of the Russian Federation expressed regret over the elections’ politicization and the mendacious allegations. Further, he noted that the Russian candidate being discussed has a great deal of experience. There was no doubt he would make a great contribution to the Joint Inspection Unit, he said.
Islamabad: Editor’s Monitoring Desk – Russia and Belarus had to face shame , strict response from Ukraine and Europe and finally failure at General Assembly: 61st Plenary Meeting, 76th Session held on 15 March, 2022.
