Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations (UN) Vasily Nebenzia said that the United States and the European Union want to maintain political pressure on Mali by adopting a resolution that expands sanctions and expands the functioning of the sanctions committee group. experts. This was reported by RIA News.
The other day, the UN Security Council failed to extend sanctions against Mali.
According to the permanent representative, the real reasons why the Western members of the Security Council took such a persistent line became clear as the vote got closer.
“As it turned out, the main point for them was not to extend the sanctions regime or to support the effective implementation of the Algerian Peace Agreement,” he said.
Nebenzya believes that the real reason for the intransigence of Western delegations is the categorical demand to preserve the expert group.
Before this Nebenzya statedHe said that after Russia’s draft resolution was rejected by the Security Council, the Security Council will no longer return to discuss the issue of the sanctions regime against Mali.
Formerly US Treasury extended Sanctions against Russia.