UN General Assembly didn't recognize Crimean referendum's results
27 March 2014, 19:59 -- The 193-nation UN General Assembly passed Thursday a resolution declaring invalid Crimea's referendum that led to the region's reunification with Russia. Moscow is opposed, Russia's ambassador to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin said earlier. 'The draft attempts to cast doubt on the significance of the referendum held in Crimea, which has already played a historical role. It is counter-productive to dispute this,' Churkin said. At the same time, the draft resolution has 'some right provisions,' he said.
The non-binding resolution, titled 'Territorial integrity of Ukraine,' was approved with 100 votes in favor, 11 against, and 58 abstentions. The document says the March 16 referendum 'has no validity, and cannot form the basis for any alteration of the status of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea or of the City of Sevastopol.'
It also 'calls upon all States to desist and refrain from actions aimed at the partial or total disruption of the national unity and territorial integrity of Ukraine, including any attempts to modify Ukraine's borders through the threat or use of force or other unlawful means.'
Moscow opposed to confrontational Kiev UN GA draft resolution on Ukraine
Moscow is opposed to Kiev's UN General Assembly draft resolution on Ukraine due to its confrontational character. Russia could not hamper the realization of the Crimean citizens' right to self-determination, Russia's ambassador to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin said at the session of the UN General Assembly ahead of the voting on the resolution qualifying the referendum in Crimea as invalid.
'Russia is opposed to the proposed General Assembly draft resolution. It is of a confrontational character,' Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin said when speaking at the General Assembly in New York.
'The draft attempts to cast doubt on the significance of the referendum held in Crimea, which has already played a historical role. It is counter-productive to dispute this,' Churkin said. At the same time, the draft resolution has 'some right provisions,' he said.
'For instance, the appeal to refrain from unilateral actions and seditious rhetoric, which could lead to tension escalations,' Churkin said.
'We believe that it is not necessary to pass any resolutions in order to hear these appeals. It is just needed to follow the interests of the Ukrainian people and interests of the normal flow of international relations,' the diplomat said.
'We hope that this understanding will prevail during today's discussion as well and continuing dialog regarding Ukraine. Russia is participating in it in a most constructive way,' Churkin said.
Russia could not hamper realization of Crimean citizens' right to self-determination - Russia's ambassador to UN
Russia could not hamper the realization of the Crimean citizens' right to self-determination, Russia's ambassador to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin said at the session of the UN General Assembly ahead of the voting on the resolution qualifying the referendum in Crimea as invalid.
UN General Assembly draft resolution on Ukraine politically motivated - Moscow
Moscow said the draft resolution of the UN General Assembly on Ukraine was politically motivated.
'Russia is extremely negative about the proposed vote on this matter in the UN General Assembly,' Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov said on Thursday, March 27.
'We think the document is politically motivated and detached from reality.'
UN GA resolution on Ukraine will only complicate situation - China
The resolution passed by the United Nations General Assembly regarding Ukraine's territorial integrity will only complicate the situation further, Chinese Ambassador to the UN Liu Jieyi said on Thursday.
At the same time he thanked UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his efforts to settle the Ukrainian issue.
'The nations must unite their efforts and observe diplomatic rules in resolving this issue,' Liu said during his speech at the UN General Assembly.
Liu also called on the international community to show restraint over the Ukrainian issue.
Nicaragua unconditionally recognizes incorporation of Crimea into Russia
Nicaragua has recognized the incorporation of Crimea into Russia, Nicaraguan Ambassador to Russia Luis Molina Quadra said at a meeting with Ivan Melnikov, First Deputy Chairman of the Russian Communist Party's Central Committee and First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma, on Thursday. 'The ambassador noted that his country unconditionally recognizes the will expressed by the Crimean people. For his part, Ivan Melnikov told him about the situation in Ukraine and about the Crimean referendum,' Melnikov's spokesman Pavel Shcherbakov said after the meeting on Thursday.
The ambassador also passed Melnikov an invitation from the Nicaraguan government and the leaders of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (SNLF) to attend the festivities marking the 35th anniversary of the Nicaraguan Revolution. Both sides expressed their satisfaction with the development of the friendly relations between the Russian Communist Party and the SNLF.
Putin signs reunification laws for Crimea, Sevastopol
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into being new laws on the accession of Crimea and Sevastopol to Russia and on the formation of two new Russian regions. The signing ceremony was held in the Kremlin's Yekaterininsky hall and was attended by Federation Council and State Duma leaders. On March 20 the State Duma ratified a treaty between Russia and Crimea on Crimea's accession to Russia and the formation of new Russian regions. A new relevant federal constitutional law was also passed. The Federation Council approved the documents on Friday.
Voice of Russia, AFP, TASS, Interfax, RIA
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