Monday, June 15, 2009

Russia to veto the extension of term of office of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia draft

Russia 15, Western countries rejected a request submitted by the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia to extend the term of the draft resolution.

In the vote, the draft has been 15 members of the Council of 10 votes in favor, Vietnam, Libya, China and Uganda abstained.

United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia for the term of office expires on the 15th of this month. By the United States, Britain and France and other Western countries, the draft proposal submitted by the Security Council extend the mandate of the Observer Mission until 30 June. Russia circulated a draft resolution also proposed the establishment of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the other, but not mentioned in the draft as a result of the maintenance of the territorial integrity of Georgia and Western countries have been refused.

Russia's UN Ambassador Vitaly Churkin, speaking before the vote, said that the draft submitted by the Western countries trying to confirm the Council of the territorial integrity of Georgia, Abkhazia, and to deny the existence as a nation, Russia can not be accepted. He said the reality in the new circumstances, to ensure that the local security must be the border of Georgia and Abkhazia, the establishment of a new security mechanism.

Have been involved in the drafting of the draft resolution of the German Permanent Representative to the United Nations Matussek the media after the meeting said that Western countries can not be the issue of Georgia's territorial integrity be compromised. He said that Russia's veto to the already existed for 15 years, the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia put a stop, he expressed regret over this.

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