Sergey Lavrov, Russia's representative to the United...

Sergey Lavrov, Russia's representative to the United Nations, expressed concern about the execution of prisoners of war and civilians in Afghanistan. Lavrov suggested that Russia could raise the question of the imposition of new sanctions in regard to Afghanistan. (Sources: Segodnya monitored by BBC, 22/05/2000) (dicdip) La Russia cosponsored and voted in favor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no. 2000/65).