CAR Calls for Fighting Revival of Nazism
13:19 24.12.2023 (Updated: 14:46 24.12.2023)
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BANGUI (Sputnik) - The Central African Republic (CAR) has voted in favor of Russia's resolution on combating the glorification of Nazism at the UN General Assembly due to the country's strong belief that the international community should fight the revival of this ideology, CAR Foreign Minister Sylvie Baipo-Temon told Sputnik.
On Tuesday, the UN General Assembly adopted a Russian-drafted resolution on combating the glorification of Nazism. The resolution was approved in a 118-49 vote, with 14 member states abstaining. Russia, China, and Israel were among those that voted in favor. The United States, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and Germany voted against the document.
"It is very natural that the CAR has voted in favor of this resolution because things are not going well in the world. We still have racism that had been hidden and is starting to become more apparent now. Nazism has caused a lot of damage. World War II was borne out of Nazism. That is why we have to defend ourselves, at least resist the revival of this phenomenon, because it is harmful to the world," Baipo-Temon said.
Russia has increased its calls for combating manifestations of racism, xenophobia, fascism and Nazism across the world after launching its special operation to "demilitarize and denazify" Ukraine and liberate Donbas from Kiev's control. The United States and Ukraine had long been the only countries voting against the resolution on combating the glorification of Nazism, but following the beginning of Russia's military operation, more nations have joined Washington and Kiev in voting down the document.
The issue of the revival of Nazism came to the center of international attention in September, when 98-year-old Nazi veteran Yaroslav Hunka was invited to attend Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's address at the Canadian parliament. Hunka was introduced as a hero who fought against the Russians during World War II and received a standing ovation from the entire Canadian legislature. The honoring of a Nazi veteran prompted outcries from Russia, Poland and worldwide, with senior Russian and Polish officials suggesting that Hunka should be extradited to face justice in a court of law.
