On Monday, the United Nations General Assembly convened an emergency session to tackle the crisis in Ukraine. Pakistan has opted not to attend.
Diplomatic sources said Pakistan has opted not to take a position on this matter. An agreement reached peacefully and amicably is what “Islamabad” advocates.
A day after he justified his trip to Moscow, Prime Minister Imran Khan insisted he was simply there to address Pakistani bilateral matters.
The exceptional session of the United Nations General Assembly is slated to conclude on Tuesday with speeches from over 100 countries. The conference will deliberate whether to approve a US-sponsored resolution that demands Russia’s immediate removal from the Ukrainian border.
It was reported that if Ukraine could not survive, it would be impossible for the United Nations as a whole to exist as well.
Thousands of Pakistani citizens and students are now being housed in Poland by the Polish government, according to Polish envoy Krzysztof Szczerski.
Under a clause often known as the ‘Uniting for Peace resolution, the General Assembly has only called ten emergency sessions since 1950.
Because of the resolution, when the Security Council’s five permanent members cannot agree on crucial issues, the assembly has the authority to act.
After the Security Council’s non-binding decisions, a discussion in the General Assembly is regarded as the second-best choice for the international body.
On February 25, the United States, the debate’s instigator, sought a binding resolution in the UN Security Council, but Russia exercised its veto.
According to António Guterres, the UN Secretary-General, Russia’s attacks on Ukrainian military sites have caused “reliable accounts” of substantial damage to non-military targets. That was the last straw. There is just no justification for this rising violence. The troops must return to their barracks. “Leaders ought to move toward peace,” according to him, it is imperative to respect Ukraine’s “sovereignty and independence, within its internationally recognised boundaries.”
Negotiators from both sides are now meeting in Belarus to try to resolve the situation that erupted last week, according to Assembly President Abdulla Shahid.
Despite their decision to abstain from the Security Council vote on February 25, both China and India took part in the discussion on Monday.
Resuming discussions between the EU and Russia should include Moscow’s “legitimate security concerns,” China’s Permanent Representative Zhang Jun said.
Russian officials defended their decision to invade Ukraine as a member state when a member state called for an end to the conflict. According to Russian Ambassador Vasily Nebenzia, the military action in eastern Ukraine was not sparked by Moscow’s desire to safeguard the people of the separatist territories.
