PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago has reiterated its place that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a violation of worldwide legislation and that Port of Spain continues to name for the usage of all obtainable diplomatic channels to finish the violence in opposition to Ukraine.
On February 24, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. By August 31 this 12 months, the Workplace of the United Nations Excessive Commissioner for Human Rights(OHCHR) mentioned it had recorded 36,357 civilian casualties in Ukraine and that the precise quantity may very well be greater.
In response to an official assertion on Monday, Overseas and CARICOM Affairs Minister Dr. Amery Browne held separate discussions with the Russian Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago, Alexander S. Kurmaz, and Ukraine’s Sergiy Kyslytsya final week.
The Ministry of Overseas and CARICCOM Affairs assertion mentioned that the assembly targeted on the continuing struggle, with Browne emphasizing Trinidad and Tobago’s place that the invasion of Ukraine “is a violation of worldwide legislation.”
Browne, in his discussions with the Russian diplomat, “underscored Trinidad and Tobago’s advocacy for peace, highlighting that this nation leans on the facet of multilateralism and, as such, hopes to see a swift diplomatic finish to the hostilities.
“Moreover, Browne harassed that he remained very disturbed concerning the lack of human life on either side of the battle,” the assertion mentioned.
It famous that in his deliberations with the Ukraine diplomat, Browne touched on the efforts to realize peace, significantly following the primary Summit on Peace in Ukraine, which befell in Switzerland in June this 12 months.
“In the course of the trade, Browne assured the Ambassador that Trinidad and Tobago maintained condemnation of the continuing Russian aggression. Trinidad and Tobago, in step with its overseas coverage, has persistently dedicated to the territorial integrity of sovereign states, has aligned itself on the facet of peace, and continues to name for the usage of all obtainable diplomatic channels to finish the violence in opposition to Ukraine.”
Browne additionally emphasised “that the horror and condemnation that witnesses to the struggle have felt was not solely a Trinidad and Tobago view however a CARICOM one.
“He underlined that the Caribbean Neighborhood maintains the place that the continuing hostility was a violation of territorial integrity and Heads of Authorities of CARICOM proceed to lament on the lack of life,” the assertion mentioned.
Trinidad and Tobago established diplomatic relations with the previous Soviet Union on June 6, 1974, and maintained relations with the Russian Federation after the Soviet Union’s dissolution.
The Caribbean nation has loved diplomatic relations since September 29, 1999.
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