Recent Posts
- Ukraine recovery should be based on development of territorial communities, innovations, involvement of professional domestic community – results of ESUR forum 29.06.2023
- Ukraine repatriates five more seriously wounded Russian POWs 10.04.2023
- Rada intends to include history of Ukraine, foreign language in final certification for general secondary education 10.04.2023
- Rada terminates protocol on joint anti-terrorist measures in CIS territories for Ukraine 10.04.2023
- 100 Ukrainians, incl defenders of Mariupol, returned according to swap procedure – Yermak 10.04.2023
Number of countries sends letters to UN requesting check info on supply of drones to Russia – UN Under Secretary General
NEW YORK (UN). Dec 20 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The UN Secretariat is studying information from a number of countries on the supply of Iranian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to Russia for their use in Ukraine and will provide its conclusions, organization’s Under Secretary General for Political Affairs Rosemary A. DiCarlo said.
During a meeting of the Security Council, she said the UN officials have received letters from Ukraine, France, Germany, Great Britain and the United States regarding the alleged transfer of UAVs by Iran to Russia. Five countries in the letters requested an inspection. The Secretariat is studying the information available, and any findings will be brought to the attention of the Security Council in due course, according to the UN Under Secretary General.
DiCarlo said said Iran’s permanent representative denied the supply of drones for use in the war in Ukraine.
In addition, the UN secretariat is also investigating information from five countries that some of the UAVs transferred by Iran to Russia were produced by an organization included in the sanctions list of UN Security Council Resolution 2231.
