United Nations: India abstained from a procedural vote taken in the UN Security Council to call for a rare special emergency session of the UN General Assembly on Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, even as New Delhi welcomed Moscow and Kyiv’s decision to hold talks at the Belarus border, NDTV reported.
The resolution was adopted with 11 votes in favour, paving the way for the General Assembly to meet on the crisis as soon as Monday. India, China and the UAE abstained, while Russia voted against the resolution. This will be only the 11th such emergency session of the General Assembly since 1950, the report said.
According to report, quoting PTI, said that under the resolution “Uniting for Peace”, adopted by the General Assembly in November 1950, an emergency special session can be convened within 24 hours of such a meeting being requested.
(courtesy NDTV)
