Diplomatic Institute joins common position of 17 diplomatic institutes and academies condemning Russian aggression in Ukraine
11 March 2022 News
The Diplomatic Institute has joined the common position of a total of 17 diplomatic institutes and academies around the world that condemn Russian aggression in Ukraine.
The common position is: “As diplomatic training institutions, our mission is to train young diplomats to use diplomacy to promote cooperation and resolve conflicts between nations and states through peaceful instruments. Diplomatic academies and institutes condemn any aggression that leads to armed conflict, human rights abuses, bloodshed and the suffering of the civilian population. In this regard, as diplomatic training institutions around the world, in this joint statement we strongly condemn the Russian Federation's military aggression against Ukraine and call for the immediate withdrawal from all military operations in and against Ukraine conducted by the Russian Federation in alliance with Belarus. We call for meaningful peace talks between Ukraine and the Russian Federation, respecting Ukraine's right to independent democratic governance, territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence”.
Apart from the Diplomatic Institute of Bulgaria, the position is supported by our colleagues from Australia, Austria, Belgium, Germany, Estonia, Spain, Italy, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Hungary, Croatia, Montenegro and the Czech Republic.
The original text of the common position can be found here: