Central Asia’s two largest countries abstained from a UN resolution to condemn Russia’s referendums in Ukraine.
In contrast, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan voted against a decision to discuss the situation in China’s Muslim-majority Xinjiang, hinting that China may be gaining ground in Central Asia.The difference between nay votes and non-votes, or abstentions, at the United Nations is symbolic, but often significant.
On October 12, Central Asia’s two largest countries, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, joined 35 other UN members inon a resolution in favor of Ukraine’s territorial integrity and condemning Russia’s hastily-staged referendums in occupied Ukraine. Central Asian states, who have so far refused to recognize the entities in Russia-occupied Ukraine, behaved the same way as they did in 2014 during a motion against Russia’s annexation of Crimea. Back then, 58 countriesBut it was a different story last week in the 47-seat United Nations Human Rights Council where Tashkent and Astana – both temporary members of the 47-seat council – voted against a decision to discuss the situation in China’s Muslim-majority Xinjiang, thereby backing Beijing.
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