States must exist without threat to territorial integrity– Todd tells UN Security Council

Guyana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Todd addressing the Security Council

-calls for Russia to withdraw from Ukraine

Guyana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Todd, on Wednesday said that states must exist without threat to sovereignty and territorial integrity, and has called on the United Nations to  honour its charter prohibiting the use of force and help put an end to the Ukraine/Russia conflict through diplomatic and political means.

According to a release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation,  Todd at the time was delivering a statement during the UN Security Council Briefing on the Maintenance of Peace and Security of Ukraine (Political and Security). The meeting was held on the sidelines of the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York and was chaired by Slovenia in its capacity as President of the Security Council.