The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has elected a new Council for 2024-2025, excluding Russia. President Zelensky welcomed the decision, citing Russia's undermining of freedom of navigation. Additionally, Russia relented on vetoing the OSCE chair for 2024, extending the organization's function. The decision was praised by Ukraine and its partners, with gratitude expressed for their support and principled stance.
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The Assembly of the International Maritime Organization has elected a new Council for 2024-2025, this time without Russia. The decision is, more than ever, the right one, and we are thankful to our partners for their support and principled stance 👏🏻 https://t.co/xUhzMO9EOP
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⚡️Russia not re-elected to International Maritime Organization's Council. President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed the organization's decision, thanking IMO members "for taking this crucial step." https://t.co/Mf4f78iith
⚡️Russia has not been elected to the new Council of the International Maritime Organization, the UN agency for shipping safety, as informed by IMO on the social network X. https://t.co/6Embv7ork8
The Assembly of the International Maritime Organization has just elected a new IMO Council for 2024-2025. Russia was not elected. I welcome this just decision. In the last decade, no country has done more to undermine freedom of navigation than Russia. I am grateful to IMO… https://t.co/p4Khr9Dzi6