The UN General Assembly adopted the resolution proposed by Russia in the battle with cybercrime, despite Opposition from the United States, reports journalist Last news . for voted 79 countries, against 60, abstentions 33. The resolution "combating the use of information and communication technologies for criminal purposes" was adopted by a majority of votes on November 18 in new York at the meeting of the 3rd division of the 74th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations on the initiative of Russia. Sponsored by 47 countries. According to the decision, the UN General Assembly decides to establish a special intergovernmental Committee of experts representing all regions, to develop an international Convention on countering the use of information and communication technologies for criminal purposes. it is expected that the Subcommittee will hold a three-day organizational session in the last month of the summer of 2020 in new York to agree on a plan and procedure for its future work. As emphasized in the decision, the General Assembly requests the UN Secretary-General to allocate the necessary resources for the organization of work of the division. before the United States expressed concern with the possibility of making this decision. Senior Commissioner of the state Department expressed the view that the establishment of such an international Convention is not necessary, because the fight against crime in cyberspace already has all the tools. According to his statement, Russia's Clear interest " in promoting their vision of How must look the Internet in the future." the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation before told, the Resolution in fact establishes the digital sovereignty of countries over their information space and opens the new page in the history of global counter-cybercriminal. In practical terms, under the auspices of the UN General Assembly created the negotiation platform for the development of a universal agreement in the battle against cyber crime, the Ministry said. <span style="color:darkgray