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Bangladesh abstains from a UN vote on Ukraine crisis
Four South Asian countries - Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan - are among 35 abstentions as the U.N. General Assembly voted at an emergency session Wednesday on Ukraine issue.
The vote on the “Aggression against Ukraine” resolution was 141-5, with 35 abstentions.
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The abstentions included China, as expected, but also some surprises from usual Russian allies Cuba and Nicaragua, reports AP.
And the United Arab Emirates, which abstained on Friday’s similar Security Council resolution, this time voted “yes.”
Only Belarus, Syria, North Korea and Eritrea joined Russia in opposing the measure.
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