Russia Seeks for UN General Assembly To Adopt Declaration on Coronavirus

March 28 (EIRNS)—Russia is calling on the United Nations General Assembly to pass a declaration on global cooperation in the fight against the coronavirus, which includes the lifting of sanctions. The statement by the Russian UN Mission reads:

“On 26 March 2020 the Russian Federation submitted to the UN General Assembly an initiative to adopt a UNGA Declaration on solidarity in countering the coronavirus.

“The project is based on the principle of the UN Charter on cooperation of states that is reflected in the UN Declaration on Principles of International Law of 1970. The initiated Declaration, in particular, suggests recognizing the leading role of the WHO in combatting the pandemic; envisages consent of states to cooperate with each other and with the WHO, i.a. [inter alia] in order to develop methods that should stop the spread and ensure treatment of the COVID-19 disease; provide assistance to the most vulnerable states, especially developing countries; abandon trade wars and unilateral sanctions adopted in circumvention of the UN Security Council; prevent discrimination of states, peoples, and individuals with regard to the pandemic; counter financial speculations in basic necessity items; recognize the need to spread only reliable and science-based information about the pandemic. The Russian Federation has commenced collection of comments on the initiative.”