The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine welcomes the adoption by the UN General Assembly of the resolution “Strengthening of international cooperation and coordination of efforts to study, mitigate and minimize the consequences of the Chornobyl disaster”, initiated by Ukraine.

The adoption of the resolution is an important step towards mitigating the consequences of the Chornobyl disaster, recognizing the growing threats to global nuclear safety resulting from the irresponsible actions of the aggressor state, and making a significant contribution to restoring historical truth and justice.

This year's draft resolution clearly emphasizes that the Chornobyl nuclear power plant belongs to Ukraine and establishes the correct Ukrainian transliteration of the entire Chornobyl dossier at the United Nations.

We express our sincere gratitude to all 97 member states that supported the Ukrainian resolution.

In an attempt to avoid responsibility for its crimes, the Russian Federation tried to get the UN General Assembly to adopt an alternative document submitted by its satellite, the Republic of Belarus, without any mention of Russia's attacks on the Chornobyl NPP facilities.

We are grateful to the UN member states that once again demonstrated their principled position and rejected the relevant draft resolution of the Republic of Belarus.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine reaffirms its unwavering commitment to strengthening international cooperation to mitigate the consequences of the Chornobyl disaster and ensure global nuclear safety.