23 European envoys ask Pakistan to condemn Russian invasion | Dawn News |

ISLAMABAD: A group of envoys, mostly from the European Union, on Tuesday pressed Pakistan to condemn Russia's attack on Ukraine during the ongoing debate in the United Nations General Assembly.

"As Head of Mission to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, we urge Pakistan to join us in condemning Russia's actions and to voice support for upholding the UN Charter and the founding principles of international law," ambassadors of 22 countries and the head of the European Union delegation in Islamabad said in a statement jointly signed by them.

The statement was jointly signed by the ambassadors of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden, The Netherlands, Japan, Norway and Switzerland as well as the head of the Delegation of the European Union to Pakistan. High commissioners of Canada, the United Kingdom, and chargé d'affaires of Australia also signed the statement.

Missing are signatures from eleven EU-27 countries: 3 Baltic stares, Croatia, Cyprus, Finland, Ireland, Luxemburg, Malta, Slovakia, Slovenia.

'Sapere aude'