UN member states, including Georgia, allow Ukrainian president to virtually participate in annual gathering

The 101 member states of the United Nations General Assembly, including Georgia, on Friday, supported the resolution allowing Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy to participate virtually in the 77th annual gathering of the Assembly.

The decision was adopted with 101 votes in favour, 7 votes against and 19 abstentions. Russia, Belarus, Cuba, North Korea, Eritrea, Nicaragua and Syria opposed the move.

Georgia co-sponsored a resolution, which was overwhelmingly passed on March 25, by the UN General Assembly calling for the protection of civilians amid the ongoing war in Ukraine. 

On March 2, Georgia also voted on a resolution to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, joining 140 other countries in the vote, which demanded Russia to “immediately, completely and unconditionally” withdraw all of its military from the territory of Ukraine “within its internationally recognised borders.”