Russia slams UNSC for ignoring attack on Iranian consulate
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Russia's Permanent Representative criticized "Israel" for not complying with the UN Security Council resolutions, which he said was "an obvious disrespect shown to the Council."
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Vassily Nebenzia, Russia's ambassador to the United Nations, speaks during a Security Council meeting, on Friday, April 13, 2018, at United Nations headquarters. (AP)
During an emergency United Nations Security Council meeting on Sunday, Russia's Permanent Representative, Vassily Nebenzia, condemned the Council's inaction regarding the Israeli attack on the Iranian consulate in Syria, while also calling for an end to bloodshed in the Middle East.
"It is regrettable that, unlike today's meeting, you did not propose to bring it to brief the Council on the 2nd of April," he remarked, highlighting that Russia convened an emergency briefing to address the Israeli strike on the consular premises in Damascus.
Nebenzia criticized "Israel" for its non-compliance with the UN Security Council resolutions, labeling it as "an evident disrespect shown to the Council, to all of you seated here as members, and a complete disregard for the decisions made by the Security Council."
"This high-level confrontation and bloodshed must be stopped We think it's urgent for the entire international community to undertake all the efforts necessary to de-escalate the situation," Nebenzia said.
This comes after the Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova told the Israeli Ambassador to Russia Simon Halperin on Sunday that 'Israel' never condemned Ukrainian strikes against Russian territories.
Her statement came in response to Halperin's statement to Sputnik earlier that the Israeli entity was expecting Russia to condemn Iran's retaliatory attack on "Israel".
"Simona, please remind me, when did Israel condemn at least one of the Kiev regime's attacks on the Russian regions? You do not remember? Neither do I. On the contrary, I remember regular statements by Israeli officials supporting the actions of [Ukrainian President Volodymyr] Zelensky," Zakharova said on Telegram.
