The United States and Ukraine spoke at the UN against the Russian resolution on combating the glorification of Nazism
The third Committee of the General Assembly of the United Nations social and humanitarian issues adopted by a majority of the votes of the Russian draft decision on the battle with the glorification of Nazism, there were only against the United States and Ukraine, reports journalist Last news .
The third Committee of the General Assembly of the United Nations social and humanitarian issues adopted by a majority of the votes of the Russian draft decision on the battle with the glorification of Nazism, there were only against the United States and Ukraine, reports journalist Last news .
The document is called " combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance ". Voted for the resolution, 121 States, 55 countries abstained.
The resolution gives guidance to countries to take appropriate action " as well as among them in the legislative field and in the field of education, in Accordance with their international obligations in the field of human rights, in order to prevent the change in the outcome of the Second world war and the denial of crimes against humanity and war crimes committed during the 2nd world war."
The authors strongly recognise the illegal incidents related to the glorification and propaganda of Nazism, and strongly agitate to eliminate all forms of racial discrimination by all appropriate means, and among them, if circumstances so require, by law.
As told to the correspondent the Director of Department the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation on humanitarian cooperation and human rights Rinat Alyautdinov, one delegation voted against the Russian decision, in the consultation process During the preparation of this document said that the collaboration with Nazism, " anyone and never to condemn."
"In my opinion, there is nothing more to explain ", he added.
Answering specifying question, whether it was the Ukrainian delegation, he said: "it is not Difficult to guess."
on the initiative of Russia and a number of countries, including OSCE participating main Assembly of the United Nations every year adopts a resolution against the glorification of Nazism. While traditionally vs of this document are the only Kiev and Washington.
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