New Delhi: 193-member General Assembly Voting took place on Friday on the decision to allow the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky To address world leaders at its session next week. The decision was adopted with 101 votes in favour, seven against, and 19 against, including Belarus, Cuba, Eritrea, Russia and Syria. India was among 101 countries that voted in favor of the draft decision.
Official sources, however, said both were only procedural votes and India’s vote should not be seen as any change in its position on the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Zelensky has previously addressed in any case council Virtually.
The document, which was approved, expressed concern that leaders of “peace-loving” UN sovereign nations may not personally participate “for reasons beyond their control due to ongoing foreign aggression, aggression, military hostilities, etc. Safe departure and return do not allow “the need to discharge their country, or their national defense and security duties and functions”. The document allows Zelensky to submit a pre-recorded statement that is to be played General Assembly Hall, It stresses that it will not set a precedent for future high-level assembly meetings.
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual meeting of world leaders at the General Assembly was all virtual in 2020 and hybrid in 2021. But this year, the assembly decided that all speeches should be in person.
Official sources, however, said both were only procedural votes and India’s vote should not be seen as any change in its position on the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Zelensky has previously addressed in any case council Virtually.
The document, which was approved, expressed concern that leaders of “peace-loving” UN sovereign nations may not personally participate “for reasons beyond their control due to ongoing foreign aggression, aggression, military hostilities, etc. Safe departure and return do not allow “the need to discharge their country, or their national defense and security duties and functions”. The document allows Zelensky to submit a pre-recorded statement that is to be played General Assembly Hall, It stresses that it will not set a precedent for future high-level assembly meetings.
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual meeting of world leaders at the General Assembly was all virtual in 2020 and hybrid in 2021. But this year, the assembly decided that all speeches should be in person.