Estonia abstains from UN vote over Crimea’s depiction on Africa map
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- Estonia abstained from a UN resolution vote on representing Africa more proportionately on world maps.
- The Foreign Ministry said the sample map attached to the resolution did not depict Crimea as part of Ukraine.
Estonia abstained Friday evening from a United Nations vote on a resolution calling for a more proportionate depiction of Africa on world maps.
The decision followed the inclusion of a sample map that did not show Crimea as part of Ukraine. Estonia’s Foreign Ministry said the country supports an accurate depiction of the African continent.
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Originally published by Postimees in Estonian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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