Armenia abstains from voting on UN resolution condemning the trade in  enslaved Africans

ArmInfo. The UN General Assembly adopted a draft resolution that unequivocally condemns the trade in enslaved Africans and the transatlantic slave trade as the most inhumane and enduring injustice against humanity. Armenia abstained from voting.

According to the UN's published vote, 123 states supported the  resolution, including Armenia's neighbors Azerbaijan, Iran, and  Turkey, as well as its ally Russia.

Only the United States, Israel, and Argentina voted against the  resolution.

However, 52 UN states abstained, including Armenia and Georgia and  the vast majority of European states.  The resolution, among other  things, seeks to acknowledge the profound and long-lasting  consequences of slavery and colonialism and emphasizes that demands  for reparations represent a concrete step towards correcting  historical injustices against Africans and people of African descent.