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View all search resultsIndonesia draws line at Russian annexation
In ‘sharp turn’, Jakarta joins UN censure of land grab in Ukraine.
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ndonesia, seeking to “uphold its national principles of respect for national integrity”, voted in favor of a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution on Wednesday condemning Russia’s annexation of four Ukrainian territories, in a departure from its previously noncommittal stance on the war.
The resolution, which 143 countries supported and 35 abstained from, “condemns the organization by the Russian Federation of so-called referendums within the internationally recognized borders of Ukraine” and Moscow’s “attempted illegal annexation”.
Russia, Belarus, North Korea, Nicaragua and Syria voted against the resolution, while China, India, Laos, Vietnam and Thailand were among the countries that abstained from the vote.
Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Teuku Faizasyah claimed Indonesia’s position on the matter was “very clear”.
“Our decision [...] stems from a principle we uphold, which is the respect for territorial integrity. What happened [in Ukraine] directly opposed Indonesian principles,” he said.
Indonesia’s UN delegation in New York had decided that backing the motion would be most aligned with its foreign policy principles, said Dian Triansyah Djani, special advisor to the foreign minister.
“Our positions at the United Nations – or any other international forum for that matter – are based on international humanitarian law. That is the basis of all of our actions,” claimed the senior diplomat.
