TIRANA, March 7 /ATA/ The Parliament of Albania passed in plenary session on Monday with 123 votes pro, none against and no abstentions the draft resolution supporting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and upholding the principles of international law and European security.
The draft resolution condemns the Russian military aggression in Ukraine and the grave violation by the Russian Federation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, as an act that infringes the international order.
At the same time, it encourages and supports the diplomatic activity and the measures taken by the Albanian government, in coordination with our strategic allies, the US and the EU, in support of the sovereignty of Ukraine and the principles of European security and the global order of relations between the states.
This resolution endorses economic sanctions and diplomatic measures taken by strategic partners against the Russian Federation and military and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine and its people.
On the other hand, the draft resolution calls for the immediate cessation of the use of force by the Russian Federation in Ukraine and for the withdrawal of Russian military forces from the territory of Ukraine according to internationally recognized borders.
Following is the text in full of the draft resolution in support of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity upholding the principles of international law and European security:
Draft resolution “On the support of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and safeguarding of the principles of international law and European security.”
-Based on the United Nations Charter, the Helsinki Final Act and the subsequent OSCE documents, the 1994 Budapest Memorandum of Understanding on Security Assurances in connection with Ukraine’s Adherence to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, the 2014 Minsk Agreements and the package of measures related to them signed in 2015.
– Expressing deep concern about the fact that the values of peaceful coexistence between peoples, democracy and human rights, promoted in Europe and in the world after the Second World War, have been seriously violated by the military aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine;
– In support of the sovereignty, territorial integrity and democratic development of Ukraine;
– Expressing full support for the position of other countries around the world, which aspire and defend democratic values, in full compliance with the common foreign and security policy of the European Union, including European Union decisions on coercive measures;
– Respecting and as part of the responsibility deriving from the role of Albania as a non-permanent member of the Security Council of the United Nations for the period 2022-2023;
– Considering the risk of Russian aggression in Ukraine spilling over into our region, resulting in discouragement of the region’s Euro-Atlantic perspective for maintaining security and stability in Europe;
Parliament of the Republic of Albania
– Strongly condemns the Russian military aggression in Ukraine and the grave violation by the Russian Federation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, as an act that violates the international order, openly and flagrantly breaching the United Nations Charter, the Final Act of Helsinki, the Budapest Memorandum, the Minsk Agreements, as well as a number of other international and bilateral documents that Russia has voluntarily signed.
– Encourages and supports the diplomatic activity and the measures taken by the Albanian government, in coordination with our strategic allies, the USA and the EU, in support of the sovereignty of Ukraine and the principles of European security and the global order of relations between the states.
– Supports economic sanctions and diplomatic measures taken by strategic partners against the Russian Federation, and military and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine and its people.
– Calls for the immediate cessation of the use of force by the Russian Federation in Ukraine and for the withdrawal of Russian military forces from the territory of Ukraine according to internationally recognized borders.
– Strongly condemns the Russian military aggression against Ukraine, assessing that acts against innocent civilians are war crimes and that the perpetrators of this aggression must be brought to International Court of Justice.
Parliament urges the Government
to continue its commitment, in close coordination with all allied and partner countries in NATO, EU, UN SC, OSCE, CoE, in the Balkan region and with other partners, in support of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and the principles of international law and European security,
to strengthen as a matter of priority the efforts for the European integration of the country and the region as an irreplaceable support for maintaining security and stability in Europe.
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