Explanation of Vote by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia

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Mr. President,

The Russian Federation abstained in the vote on the draft resolution tabled by Bahrain because it is extremely unbalanced and does not serve the purposes of maintaining international peace and security.

I would like to make it clear right away: we do understand and regret the situation in which the Middle East countries find themselves… Continue reading