KYIV. UkraineGate . 8 . October .2022 | War News.
The United Kingdom rejected Moscow’s call for a secret ballot in the UN General Assembly next week on whether Russia’s actions to annex four regions of Ukraine should be condemned, and demanded that the 193-member body vote publicly, writes The Guardian .
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Britain’s ambassador to the United Nations, Barbara Woodward, said Friday that General Assembly rules clearly state that any representative can request a vote recorded in the report.
She wrote to the chairman of the General Assembly: “Holding a secret ballot for the decision of the General Assembly would contradict decades of precedent and undermine the practice of the most representative advisory body in the world.”
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Reuters reported that the General Assembly should vote on a draft resolution condemning Russia’s “illegal so-called referendums” and “attempted illegal annexation.” It also reaffirms Ukraine’s sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity and calls on states not to recognize Russia’s actions.
In a letter to UN states earlier this week, Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations, Vasily Nebenzia, reportedly lobbied for a secret ballot, arguing that Western lobbying means it “can be very difficult if positions are expressed publicly.”
Source: Ukrgate
