❗🎙️ Deputy Permanent Delegate of the Russian Federation to UNESCO Mr Kirill Rynza - on the politicized agenda item “Monitoring of the Situation in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea” at the 225th session of UNESCO Executive Board: 🟥I would like to thank the delegations that took a principled stand and voted against the draft decision, which has no bearing on our Organization’s mandate, as well as those that refrained from endorsing a document riddled with falsehoods. 🟥This crude compilation of absurd fantasies based on one-sided insinuations emanating from Kiev has nothing whatsoever to do with the actual situation in Russian Crimea. 🟥With a tenacity that would be better directed elsewhere, and amid a severe budget shortfall, a «handful» of Western countries are forcing the Executive Council to waste time on a completely futile endeavor, diverting resources and attention from priority issues and regions. ➡️ Full text of the statement #Russia #UNESCO #225Ex