Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN Vasily Nebenzya. File photoUN, Oct 21The UN Secretariat does not have the authority to conduct investigations, therefore Russia calls on the members of the UN Security Council to demand from the Secretariat of the organization not to participate in the so-called «investigation» on Iranian drones in Ukraine in order to implement the resolution on the JCPOA, according to a letter from Russian Permanent Representative Vasily Nebenzya. that Russia allegedly uses Iranian drones in Ukraine, Moscow and Tehran reject these Western accusations. At the same time, on Friday, the permanent missions of France, Britain and Germany to the UN called on the Secretariat of the organization to investigate the information about the alleged use of Iranian drones in Ukraine for violations of the JCPOA resolution — whether resolution 2231 is being implemented. The West notes that resolution 2231 prohibits Iran from trading in specific types of products without obtaining UN Security Council approval for these products, including UAVs.» We call on Security Council members to oppose the attempt by some delegations to undermine the integrity of the UN Charter by jeopardizing the authority of the Security Council and the UN as a whole, and to demand that the Secretariat refrain from participating in the «investigation» in any form regarding allegations of alleged violations of Resolution 2231,» Nebenzi said in a letter. The Permanent Representative notes that the Secretariat does not have the authority to take such actions. >The UN called for an investigation into the alleged use of Iranian UAVs in Ukraine. As Nebenzya notes, referring to the note by the UN Security Council Chairman S/2016/44 dated January 16, 2022, the Security Council itself is responsible for monitoring and implementing resolution 2231. «The information provided by member countries should be considered by the members of the Security Council… There is no reference to any involvement of the Secretariat in this process,” writes Nebenzya. using the «no objection» procedure. This, as Nebenzya writes, means that any action related to the implementation of Resolution 2231 «requires the decision of the Security Council. «In addition, the Permanent Representative emphasizes that, according to the note, the Secretariat can provide administrative support to the Security Council in the context of resolution 2231 only at the request of the Security Council.There was no such request, Nebenzya emphasizes.
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