The international organization also called on Moscow to return to the path of dialogue and diplomacy.
Members of the Council of the Organization of American States have temporarily stripped the Russian Federation of observer status. On Thursday, April 21, CNN reported.
Twenty-five countries voted in favor of removing Russia of the status of a permanent observer in the organization, eight abstained, and one country did not participate in the vote.
Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines abstained.
“By adopting this resolution, OAS member states have demonstrated that we do not condone violations of international humanitarian law and human rights by the Russian government,” U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken commented on the decision. of the organization.
The Organization of American States is an international organization created on April 30, 1948 at the 9th Inter-American Conference in Bogota based on the Pan American Union, which has existed since 1889. Its headquarters are located in Washington DC. Russia received permanent observer status with the Organization of American States (OAS) on April 1, 1992.
Recall 18 countries announced the expulsion of hundreds of Russian diplomats.
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Source: korrespondent