Suriya Chindawongse, Thailand’s permanent representative to the United Nations, defended its decision to abstain from kicking Russia off its human rights body, citing “transparency, neutrality and multilateralism.”
“Thailand considers that the decision to suspend Russia’s membership is not a small matter,” Suriya said in a statement. “The steps in the process must be done carefully on the basis of principles, verification of facts, and taking into account constructive opinions and considering possible repercussions.”
Thailand was among 58 countries who abstained yesterday to suspend Russia from the U.N.Human Rights over its gross conduct to Ukraine.
Days after Russia’s withdrawal from Bucha, a town north of Kyiv, revealed evidence of atrocities by Russian forces, the U.N. general assembly voted 93:24 to remove Russia from the council.
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