UN General Assembly to discuss Ukraine on March 20

The UN General Assembly will have a plenary session for Ukraine on March 20, said Afaf Konja, spokeswoman of the Chairman of the 68th session of the UNGA John Ashe, ITAR-TASS reports.

The session was initiated by Ukrainian Permanent Representative to the UN Yuri Sergeyeev.

Russia vetoed the UNSC resolution against the Crimea referendum. Kiev hopes that a similar resolution can be passed by the UNGA. According to the UN Charter, resolutions of the General Assembly are not obligatory.