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IMO roll-call vote adopts resolution against Russian Federation

Majority votes in favour of TCC resolution

Monday, December 4, 2023 0 1154

INTERNATIONAL: Following the decision to postpone the roll-call vote requested by the Russian Federation on Friday, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Assembly today undertook to finalise a decision on whether to adopt a resolution put forward by the Technical Cooperation Committee that condemns the Russian invasion of Ukrainian territories as well as the resultant impact on international shipping in the region, maritime infrastructure and global food security.

Russia’s demand for a roll-call vote under scrutiny

IMO Assembly to reconvene on Russia question today

Monday, December 4, 2023 0 761

The International Maritime Organisation Assembly (IMO) is expected to consider a request from Russian Federation to vote on a question of whether the Technical Cooperation Committee (TCC’s) can be used as an instrument for penalising a Member State when they reconvene today. Editor, Colleen Jacka, takes a look at the question being posed.

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