The United Nations adopts the Russian document prepared in cooperation with Syria and Belarus regarding Nazism – Al-Baath Media

Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov noted that the UN General Assembly’s adoption of Russia’s resolution on combating the glorification of Nazism is “good and very important news.”

The resolution document, which was adopted last night, was supported by 118 countries and opposed by 49 countries, including Canada, the United States, Ukraine and Japan.

Peskov pointed out at a press conference held today in Moscow that the document was prepared “by Russia in cooperation with Syria and Belarus. The resolution includes, in particular, provisions on the strong condemnation of incidents related to the glorification and propaganda of Nazism, welcoming efforts to preserve historical truth, and recommendations to take measures to prevent the denial of crimes against humanity and the rewriting of the history and results of the investigation into World War II.”

The Russian official added that the issue of combating Nazism “is very important, especially for the modern world, where we see how neo-Nazis in some places are trying to raise their heads… while they bow their heads to the old Nazis in some countries,” stressing that the adoption of such documents is extremely important.

For her part, Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia to the United Nations Maria Zabolotskaya pointed out that the resolution aims to “directly point out the unacceptability of racist and xenophobic discourse and call for combating manifestations of Islamophobia, Christianophobia, anti-Africanism and anti-Semitism, which have become widespread in many countries.”