On the 24th local time, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a draft resolution on the Russia-Ukraine conflict submitted by several countries including Ukraine. The draft resolution holds an "anti-Russia" stance, and Serbia voted in favor during the voting. Later that day, Serbian President Vucic stated that it was a "mistake" and Serbia should have abstained.
During an interview on the same day, Vucic said that Serbia "made a mistake" and should have abstained from voting. He apologized to the Serbian people.
Regarding the reason for voting in favor, Vucic said that his original intention was to support the statement about "safeguarding territorial integrity", but he did not fully consider other contents of the proposal, which led to the affirmative vote. "I don't blame others, only myself, because I didn't pay enough attention to this issue," Vucic added.
After Vucic made this statement, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zakharova responded on social media, saying, "We know that the Serbian people will not betray us."
On the 24th local time, the Emergency Special Session of the UN General Assembly on the Ukraine issue adopted a non-binding resolution, which includes calling on Russia to end the "hostilities" in Ukraine and reiterates the urgent need to end the war this year.
The draft resolution submitted by multiple countries including Ukraine was adopted with 93 votes in favor, 18 against, and 65 abstentions. The United States, Russia, Belarus, Israel, Hungary and other countries voted against, while 65 countries including China, India, Pakistan and South Africa abstained.
On the 24th, at the Emergency Special Session of the UN General Assembly on the Ukraine issue, China's Permanent Representative to the United Nations stated that China supports all efforts committed to peace, including the consensus reached between the United States and Russia on starting peace talks. It is expected that all parties concerned and stakeholders can participate in the peace - talk process to find a fair and lasting solution that takes into account each other's concerns and reach a binding peace agreement acceptable to all parties.
