Can you imagine a vendor voting against a customer and his own business?
On June 18, at the UN General Assembly, Belarus was the only country out of 156 countries to vote against the resolution on human rights in Myanmar. Even though Myanmar itself voted for the resolution, Russia and China abstained, despite their clear support for the junta that had carried out the coup.
But Belarus was against. It was at once explained by the crisis in relations between Minsk and the collective West : it was a protest vote. However, Belarus position can have another, much more detailed explanation. The UN resolution, among other things, implied a ban on arms supplies to Myanmar. A seller is not going to vote against the buyer and his own business, is he?
UN Vote Puts Spotlight on Myanmar-Belarus Connection
Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing (left) and Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko (right) in Belarus in November, 2014. / Press Service of the President of the Republic of Belarus
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By The Irrawaddy 7 July 2021
When the UN General Assembly voted on a resolution condemning the Myanmar coup, calling on the military to restore democracy, release political prisoners and end its violence, and urging UN members to “prevent the flow of arms into Myanmar”, many pundits hailed it as a significant move.
All five countries bordering Myanmar China, India, Laos, Thailand and Bangladesh abstained from the vote, as did Russia and 30 other nations. Among other ASEAN members, Cambodia, Laos and Brunei also abstained, while Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines voted in favor.
LONDON – Last Friday,
Airways was present at Debrecen Airport (DEB) where an Ilyushin IL-62 landed, resuming cargo traffic at the airport. Rada Airlines’ (RDA) IL-62 landed at DEB, following a flight from Dubai Al Maktoum (DWC) carrying automotive parts.
Debrecen Airport is located just 5 kilometres from the center of Hungary’s second-largest city. In addition to Debrecen, it serves Oradea and Satu Mare in Romania and Nyíregyháza in Hungary. According to
Free Map Tools, 4 million people live in a 120-kilometre radius of DEB.
After its opening in 1930, DEB handled mail and domestic traffic. Following World War II, Soviet forces used DEB as an airbase until the end of socialism in 1990. In the early 2000s, the city started improving at the airport. DEB saw mostly charter traffic in addition to short-lived scheduled services.
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The cargo plane can be seen using up all of the runway at Niš Constantine the Great Airport in Serbia during takeoff
In a nail-biting moment, the large cargo plane trimmed the trees at the end of the tarmac.
The pilots of the plane were left with no room for error as they reached the end of the runway.
Video shows leaves and twigs flying through the air after the aircraft clipped the top of trees.
But despite the close call, the pilots completed the take-off and the plane can be seen flying off into the distance.
The aircraft shown in the video is the last active civilian Ilyushin Il-62 outside of North Korea.