Security Council meeting at the 74th session of the UN General AssemblyUN, Mar 24 Draft South African humanitarian resolution on Ukraine, presented in the UN General Assembly, contributes more to the settlement than a draft prepared by a group of Western countries, China's envoy to the organization Zhang Jun said at a meeting of the UN General Assembly. side and South Africa on the other in Ukraine. If the first draft, in addition to humanitarian provisions, contains political assessments, calls on the Russian Federation to stop the offensive in Ukraine and blames the Russian side for the humanitarian crisis, then the second draft is more neutral, focused on solving purely humanitarian problems and does not condemn the actions of Russia specifically.
«This is a tragedy.» Zhang Jun, an expert on voting in the UN Security Council on a humanitarian resolution, noted that it is obvious that some provisions of the resolution of Western states go beyond purely humanitarian goals. Some issues are very complex and can only be resolved through political negotiations between the parties concerned, he added. further opening doors for dialogue, negotiations and a political solution. China has become a co-sponsor of the South African draft resolution,» the permanent representative stressed.
