Zakharova criticizes Baerbock's election as UNGA president: A disgrace

[Zakharova: Election of Bellbok as President of the UN General Assembly is a 'Shame']

On June 5, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zakharova stated at a roundtable meeting of the Information Policy and Media Interaction Committee of the Federation Council that the election of former German Foreign Minister Bellbok as the President of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly is a "shame".

The United Nations General Assembly elected former German Foreign Minister Bellbok as the President of the 80th session on Monday. 167 countries expressed support. The vote for her candidacy as the President of the General Assembly was conducted at Russia's request. Previously, it was usually done by a show of hands.

Zakharova said, "In the year commemorating the victory over fascism and Nazi Germany, it is a shame that a person who takes pride in their grandfather who fought for the Third Reich in Königsberg holds the position of the President of the United Nations General Assembly - although this position is annual and ceremonial, it has symbolic significance."

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