Ukraine’s Representative to UN speaks of Russia’s “crushing defeat” in elections of judges, in particular in Security Council
Pravda Ukraine
Voting for judges of the UN International Court of Justice showed that Russia still retains some influence within the Organisation, while the failure of the Russian representative was a crushing defeat for Moscow.
Source: Serhii Kyslytsia, Ukraine’s Permanent Representative to the UN, said this in a comment to European Pravda
Details: Kyslytsia stressed that for Moscow, the non-election of its nominee, Kirill Gevorgyan, is a “crushing defeat”, because for the first time since 1946, its judge will not be represented in the highest international court, the International Court of Justice.
Quote: “These elections proved that Russia still retains some influence in the UN. Despite everything, they were able to gain 77 votes [in the General Assembly – ed.], and this is a lot (although this is a fiasco for Moscow in the historical retrospective of the UN),” the diplomat explained.
He recalled that in the October elections to the UN Human Rights Council, Russia received 83 votes, and although this was not enough to be elected, this is “a lot in terms of assessing the world’s readiness to defend, for instance, human rights.”
“Meanwhile, Russia suffered a complete defeat in the UN Security Council vote: despite the fact that Moscow, as a permanent member of the Security Council, has special powers and influence on other members, there was not a single round in which it would receive more than five to six votes [out of fifteen members of the Security Council – ed.],” the permanent representative of Ukraine emphasised.
“By comparison, the US received 12-14 votes on every vote,” he added.
Background:
- Representatives of the Russian Federation Kirill Gevorgyan and Romanian Bogdan Aurescu were nominated from the Eastern Europe region. Aurescu won, receiving 117 votes from members of the General Assembly.
- Bogdan Aurescu headed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania for almost five years – from November 2019 to June 2023, and before that, for one year from 2014 to 2015.
- The International Court of Justice comprises 15 judges, with five new judges elected every three years. Each judge represents a certain regional group of countries and must enlist the support of the Security Council and the UN General Assembly members.
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