The United Nations General Assembly studied the resolution draft on Wednesday “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Council of Europe” (Document A/79/L.75). The text at the initiative of Luxembourg and Lithuania deals, among other things, of the status of Russia, which was expelled from the Council of Europe in March 2022, was adopted by 105 votes for, 9 against (Belarus, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Eritreée, Mali, Nicaragua, Niger, Federation of Russia, Sudan, United States.
“Several paragraphs of resolution referring to the aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine was problematic. However, these references constitute an important part of cooperation between the UN and the Council of Europe ”noted the'UN in his report.
Unsurprisingly, Russian diplomats qualified the formulation of the document as“Unacceptable”. Jonathan Shrier, interim representative of the United States with the United Nations Economic and Social Council explain Why had he voted against resolution: “The current resolution reiterates declarations concerning the war between Russia and Ukraine which, according to the United States, do not help to advance the cause of peace. »» “We hope that the Council of Europe and all the member states of the United Nations will support and strengthen efforts to achieve global and lasting peace between Russia and Ukraine”he added.
Source: Lemonde