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UN General Assembly didn't recognize Crimean referendum's results - UPDATED

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27 March 2014 17:37 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. The 193-nation UN General Assembly passed Thursday a resolution declaring invalid Crimea's referendum that led to the region's reunification with Russia, APA reports quoting voiceofrussia.com website.

100 countrie, including Azerbaijan voted in favor of resolution, 11 countries, including Armenia voted againist, 58 countries, including Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan abstained.

The non-binding resolution, titled "Territorial integrity of Ukraine," was approved with 100 votes in favor, 11 against, and 58 abstentions. The document says the March 16 referendum "has no validity, and cannot form the basis for any alteration of the status of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea or of the City of Sevastopol."

It also "calls upon all States to desist and refrain from actions aimed at the partial or total disruption of the national unity and territorial integrity of Ukraine, including any attempts to modify Ukraine's borders through the threat or use of force or other unlawful means."