UNSC Adoption of Resolution on the situation in Ukraine

[25 February 2022; 1500 hrs]

Statement by Ambassador T.S. Tirumurti

Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations

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EXPLANATION OF VOTE

• India is deeply disturbed by the recent turn of developments in Ukraine.

• We urge that all efforts are made for the immediate cessation of violence and hostilities.

• No solution can ever be arrived at, at the cost of human lives.

• We are also deeply concerned about the welfare and security of the Indian community, including a large number of Indian students, in Ukraine.

• The contemporary global order has been built on the UN Charter, international law, and respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of states.

• All member states need to honour these principles in finding a constructive way forward.

• Dialogue is the only answer to settling differences and disputes, however daunting that may appear at this moment.

• It is a matter of regret that the path of diplomacy was given up. We must return to it.

• For all these reasons, India has chosen to abstain on this resolution.

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