Washington DC, October 13
The UN General Assembly has passed a resolution with a large majority condemning the barbaric and brutal attack by Russia on Ukraine, with 143 member-states voting in favour of it.
Nepal has also voted in favour of the resolution.
“Principles of sovereignty, territorial integrity, political independence and non-aggression as enshrined in the UN Charter are inviolable,” Amrit Rai, the permanent representative/ambassador of Nepal to the United Nations in New York, said explaining the country’s decision.
In the voting held on Wednesday, 143 countries voted in favour and five countries voted against it. The countries that voted against are Belarus, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Nicaragua, Russia and Syria.
Similarly, 35 countries abstained from the vote. A majority of those countries abstaining were African nations, alongside China and India.
“We condemn Russia’s illegal so-called referendum within Ukraine’s internationally-recognised borders and demand it reverses its annexation declaration,” reads the resolution.
Previous to this also, Nepal has been condemning the Russian attack on Ukraine.
