WASHINGTON, March 30. /TASS/. Armenia, India and Mexico chose to dissociate from the Ukraine-related paragraph of the Summit for Democracy Declaration, according to the US Department of State.
"We underscore the need to reach, as soon as possible, a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine in line with the principles of the UN Charter," the document reads.
Its authors also deplored the "humanitarian consequences" of Russia’s special operation in Ukraine. "We demand that Russia immediately, completely, and unconditionally withdraw all of its military forces from the territory of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders and call for a cessation of hostilities," the declaration said. The document also supported "accountability for the most serious crimes under international law committed on the territory of Ukraine."
Meanwhile, footnotes indicate that Armenia, India and Mexico denoted endorsement with reservations or disassociation from that particular paragraph of the declaration.
The second "Summit for Democracy," co-chaired by Costa Rica, the Netherlands, South Korea, the United States and Zambia, is being held online on March 29-30.
The United States hosted the first virtual Summit for Democracy in December 2021, when 110 countries and territories were invited to attend. The list of guests particularly included the Chinese island of Taiwan, while China, Russia, Egypt, Turkey and a number of other countries were not invited. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that the event was primarily attended by those who took their lead from Washington as well as some who, while having their own vision of the international situation, sought to maintain good relations with the United States.