United States should be held accountable for its actions in Syria and other countries, says Vorontsov

New York, (ST) – The Deputy Head of the Russian delegation to the United Nations General Assembly’s First Committee on Disarmament, Konstantin Vorontsov called for the United States to be held accountable for its crimes in Syria and other countries. He criticized Washington, London and Paris for screaming about the Russian special operation to protect the residents of Donbass.

RT website quoted Vorontsov as saying to a committee meeting that the United States, Britain and France, who are now screaming the loudest about the Russian special operation, committed acts of aggression against Syria, especially in 2017 and 2018, under false pretexts.

Vorontsov said that Western countries are trying to use outer space as an arena for confrontation and carrying out  military activities, while Russia calls on member states to adopt commitments in favor of a weapon-free outer space.

Yesterday, the United Nations First Committee adopted three resolutions proposed by Russia on activities in outer space. These resolutions call on countries to explore outer space in accordance with international law and to prevent an arms race in the interest of international peace. It also states that the current system does not prevent the possibility of war in outer space, and urges them to develop a unified plan to address this issue.

Raghda Sawas