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Representatives of the Russian occupation administration in Crimea, which was involved in a short period of time with Russia, were invited to a session of the World Urban Forum in Egypt. In Ukraine they called this “criminal neglect”.

About this speech goes in a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, reports Chief.

The Forum is thus held with the support of the United Nations Human Settlements Program (UN-Habitat). The Ministry of Foreign Affairs considers this to be a “serious breach of international law”especially the UN resolution on the territorial integrity of Ukraine.

They say that Ukraine requested proper controls and a registration mechanism for forum participants, but UN-Habitat was unable to provide this, “jeopardizing the reputation of this important event”.

And people who committed “such criminal negligence” show disrespect for the UN Charter and, they say, the group’s member states can no longer trust and work in it.

The statement says that Russia is using international platforms to legitimize illegal occupation of Ukrainian territories and to incite tension in bilateral relations between the countries.

Therefore, they call on UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the leadership of UN-Habitat take action and stop using the forum “for attempts to legitimize temporary occupation of Ukrainian territories, as well as the spread of propaganda and lies by representatives of the Russian occupation administration.”

Let us remember that on a trip to Ukraine after attending the BRICS summit in Kazan in the Russian Federation.

Although there is The UN noted that the trip Secretary General Antonio Guterres at such international events, included at the BRICS summit in Russia as “standard practice”, and his position on Russia’s war against Ukraine remains unchanged.

The Foreign Ministry of Ukraine criticized Guterres’ decision to visit Kazan and pointed out that he was not present at the peace summit organized by Ukraine in Switzerland in June.

“This is a wrong choice that does not contribute to the cause of peace. It will only damage the reputation of the UN“, the statement says.

As reported, at an event organized by Ukraine in June, yes.the leaders of hundreds of states and representatives of international organizations are present. The UN was also present at the event, but Secretary General Antonio Guterres himself did not go to Switzerland.

In early October, Guterres was declared persona non grata in Israel. According to the Israeli Foreign Ministry, he is banned from entering the country because he “supports terrorists, rapists and murderers from Hamas. “