The United Nations General Assembly has approved postponing its decision on whether Myanmar\u2019s military government and Afghanistan\u2019s Taliban leaders can send ambassadors to the UN in New York, with the assembly also deferring its decision on rival claims to Libya\u2019s UN seat.
\nAccording to international media, the 193-member General Assembly approved by consensus a recommendation by its Credentials Committee to delay the vote on the matters on Friday.
\nThe postponement means the current envoys of Myanmar, Afghanistan and Libya remain in place.
\nThe vote could now be postponed to a future date in the ongoing 77th session of the General Assembly, which expires in September 2023.
\nUN acceptance of ambassadors from Myanmar\u2019s military government, the Taliban in Kabul, and Libya\u2019s eastern-backed government would act as the first step towards their official recognition on the global stage.
\nThe General Assembly\u2019s decision will keep Kyaw Moe Tun, a diplomat of Aung San Suu Kyi\u2019s former government, in his seat.
\nAung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to 26 years in prison on corruption charges in what is seen as a politically orchestrated trial overseen by the military.
\nAfghanistan\u2019s seat will continue to be held by officials under the nation\u2019s former government of President Ashraf Ghani, who was removed by the Taliban in 2021 after United States and NATO forces withdrew from the country.
\nLibya\u2019s UN ambassador, Taher El Sonni, is also expected to stay on in his current capacity as envoy for the western Tripoli-based Libyan government. The oil-rich country has been in turmoil since a 2011 NATO-backed uprising, which ended with the killing of the country\u2019s longtime ruler Muammar Gaddafi.
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