AMMAN — With 93
votes in favor, 24 voted against, and 58 abstentions, including Jordan, the
UN General Assembly on Friday voted to suspend Russia from the Human Rights
Council.
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“Jordan’s decision
to abstain from voting was made in order to send a clear message that it is
neutral in this conflict,” said Jamal Al-Shalabi, a political analyst and a
professor of political science.
Shalabi said that
Jordan is not choosing sides; it would rather see the two sides reach a
peaceful settlement. He added that abstaining from voting “is a way to send an
indirect message to Russia that Jordan is not cutting relations with the two
countries”, where there are constant developments.
Shalabi added that
since the last UN emergency session that voted to condemn Russia’s invasion of
Ukraine, in March, where Jordan voted in favor, the vision now has changed, as
Jordan believes in resolving the dispute through peaceful means, and that
sanctions against Russia will only escalate the situation.
Friday’s UN
emergency session was held amid allegations that Russian forces killed
civilians while retreating from the region around Ukraine’s capital.
“This past
weekend, disturbing photos emerged from the city of Bucha, a suburb of the
capital,
Kyiv, where hundreds of civilian bodies were found in the streets and
in mass graves following Russia’s withdrawal from the area,” according the UN
website.
According to
Jordanian lawyer specialized in the field of international human rights Faisal
Al-Khuzaie Al-Fraihat, Russia was expecting this UN measure, with Russian
Deputy Permanent Representative to the
United Nations Gennady Kuzmin stating
immediately after the resolution that Russia had already decided to leave the council
before the end of its term.
Fraihat stressed
that Jordan follows a policy of non-interference in the internal affairs of any
country, “following the King’s directives and Minister of Foreign Affairs and
Expatriates Ayman Safadi’s actions”.
He added that both the
US and
Russia are important political and economic
allies to Jordan, and that a neutral act while exploring avenues of peace is
the best solution.
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