The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) welcomes the 80th anniversary of the signing of the UN Charter, the founding document of the United Nations, signed in San Francisco on 26 June 1945.
The UN Charter, which entered into force on 24 October 1945 - celebrated as United Nations Day - is a legal instrument of international law that codifies the fundamental principles of international relations, MAE shows in a press release sent to AGERPRES on Thursday.
"The values and principles underpinning the UN Charter remain just as relevant 80 years after its adoption. The Charter reaffirms the primary goal of the United Nations, namely, the maintenance of international peace and security and the development of peaceful relations among states, based on respect for the fundamental principles of international law. These are set out in the Charter, which also provides for the promotion and encouragement of human rights and fundamental freedoms, without distinction as to race, sex, language or religion," the MAE release reads.
On this occasion, the MAE reaffirms its strong support for the rules-based international order, with the UN at its core, and renews its call for the observance of international law, human rights, democratic principles and the rule of law.
"Eighty years after the signing of the UN Charter, we are witnessing the brutal reality of an illegal war of aggression waged by Russia against Ukraine, a sovereign neighbour, in blatant and total disregard for the UN Charter. This underscores once again why the international community must continue to support Ukraine in its resistance against this war of territorial conquest, while at the same time making every effort to reach a ceasefire and a just and lasting peace," the MAE release concludes.
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