“Today, Friday, the Member States of the United Nations adopted a decision on a proposal aimed at allowing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, as an exception, to speak via video link during the week of the United Nations General Assembly next week,” diplomatic officials told AFP. sources. .

The draft resolution notes that some leaders “are unable to participate” in this high-level meeting “for reasons beyond their control related to foreign invasion, aggression and hostilities.” He invites Ukraine to present a “pre-recorded speech to its president” without “creating a precedent” for subsequent sessions of the General Assembly.

In 2020 and 2021, due to “Covid 19”, an annual “Public Debate” was reportedly organized that allows successive world leaders to take the podium, partly virtually, allowing many leaders to speak via video. But this year the meeting is held to a full house, and only the heads of state and heads of government present can speak. For countries whose heads of state did not travel, like Russia or China, the highest representative can speak, but they are heads of state and government.