India abstains on UNGA resolution condemning Russia’s ‘illegal’ attempts to annex parts of Ukraine
   Date :14-Oct-2022

India abstains on UNGA  
 
 
 
UNITED NATIONS, 
INDIA has abstained in the UN General Assembly on a draft resolution that condemned Russia’s “illegal” referenda and attempts to annex parts of Ukraine, saying its decision is “consistent” with its “well thought out” national position and calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities and an urgent return to the path of dialogue and diplomacy.
The 193-member General Assembly voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to condemn Russia’s “illegal so-called
referendums in regions within the internationally recognised borders of Ukraine and the attempted illegal annexation of the Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia regions of Ukraine, following the organisation of the above-mentioned referendums”.
The resolution ‘Territorial integrity of Ukraine: defending the principles of the Charter of the United Nations’ was adopted with 143 nations voting in favour, Russia, Belarus, North Korea, Syria, and Nicaragua voting against, and 35 countries, including India, abstaining. The UNGA hall erupted in applause after the resolution was adopted.
In the explanation of the vote after the action was taken on the draft resolution, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj said India urged that all efforts be made for an immediate cessation of hostilities and an urgent return to the path of dialogue and diplomacy.
“The path to peace requires us to keep all channels of diplomacy open. We therefore sincerely hope for an early resumption of peace talks to bring about an immediate ceasefire and resolution of the conflict. India stands ready to support all such efforts aimed at de-escalation,” Kamboj said.