Tom abstained from voting.

Chile will abstain in the vote on the draft resolution.

The object was plain to gain a Russian, and consequently, a Chinese abstention. But Russia and China vetoed the proposal anyway, and only nine members of the Security Council voted in favor, with Brazil, India, South Africa, and Lebanon abstaining.

The two delegations had therefore abstained in the vote.

When abstaining, a member shall be deemed not to have cast its votes.

Members who abstain from voting are considered as not voting.

My delegation had no choice but to abstain.

Subsequently, the delegation of the Sudan informed the Secretariat that it had intended to abstain.

Mr. Sunaga (Japan) said that Japan would abstain from voting on the revised draft resolution.

Subsequently, the delegation of Israel advised the Secretariat that it had intended to abstain.

Subsequently, the delegation of Uruguay informed the Secretariat that it had intended to abstain.

For the reasons I have outlined, my delegation abstained in the voting.

So in the end I went to private investors and I just gave up on it.

For those reasons, China had no alternative but to abstain on the draft resolution sponsored by the United Kingdom.

Subsequently, the delegation of Denmark indicated that it had intended to vote in favour the delegation of Luxembourg indicated that it had intended to abstain.

The delegations of Uganda and Zambia subsequently indicated that had they been present, they would have voted in favour the delegation of the Sudan indicated that had it been present, it would have abstained the delegation of Mali indicated that had it been present, it would have voted against the delegation of Yemen indicated that it had meant to abstain and the delegation of Pakistan indicated that it had meant to vote in favour.

The delegations of Antigua and Barbuda, Bangladesh, Colombia, Uganda and Zambia subsequently indicated that had they been present, they would have voted in favour the delegation of the Sudan indicated that had it been present, it would have abstained the delegation of Mali indicated that had it been present, it would have voted against and the delegation of Yemen indicated that it had meant to abstain.

The representative of Qatar informed the Committee that his vote should have been reflected as against instead of abstaining.

For those reasons, Brazil abstained in the voting on the resolution on the referral.

She would have been ready to defer action on the process to the next session which was why she abstained on the motion for deferment.

That is the only reason that we abstain in the voting every year on the draft resolution on this theme.

My delegation therefore abstained in the voting on draft resolution A C.1 60 L.56.

Following a referendum in 1978, Austria renounced the use of nuclear energy for power generation and does not operate nuclear power plants.

Mr. Wang Guangya (China) (spoke in Chinese) The Chinese delegation abstained in the voting on the resolution.

The question following China s Blackstone investment is this how far can this process go? And how much control will US investors ultimately find that they have given up?

Subsequently, the delegations of Bolivia, Israel and Paraguay informed the Secretariat that they had intended to vote in favour the delegation of Zambia informed the Secretariat that it had intended to abstain.

The delegations of Mali, Uganda and Zambia subsequently indicated that had they been present, they would have voted in favour and the delegation of the Sudan indicated that had it been present, it would have abstained.

Subsequently, the delegations of Bolivia and Israel informed the Secretariat that they had intended to vote in favour the delegations of Lebanon and Myanmar informed the Secretariat that they had intended to abstain.

As the date of the vote had approached, Morocco had backed away, reneging on its promise of cooperation and derailing the referendum effort.

Brazil has stated that it intends to vote in the Security Council in favor of recommending Palestine s admission to the General Assembly Colombia has said that it plans to abstain.

Brazil has stated that it intends to vote in the Security Council in favor of recommending Palestine s admission to the General Assembly Colombia has said that it plans to abstain. Most other Latin American countries would probably vote in favor of some sort of enhanced status for the Palestinian Authority.

Mr. Maqungo (South Africa) We abstained in the voting on the Declaration and take this opportunity to explain our vote.

We urge all Iraqis to eschew violence and participate in the referendum and elections as they set the course for Iraq's future.

Although we abstained on this Security Council referral to the ICC, we have not dropped, and indeed continue to maintain, our long standing and firm objections and concerns regarding the ICC.

The delegations of Uganda and Zambia subsequently indicated that had they been present, they would have voted in favour the delegations of the Sudan and Yemen indicated that had they been present, they would have abstained and the delegation of Mali indicated that had it been present, it would have voted against.

Subsequently, the delegations of Bolivia, Eritrea, Israel, Paraguay and Zambia informed the Secretariat that they had intended to vote in favour the delegation of Lebanon informed the Secretariat that it had intended to abstain.

Subsequently, the delegations of Bolivia, Costa Rica, Israel, Oman and Paraguay informed the Secretariat that they had intended to vote in favour the delegation of Zimbabwe informed the Secretariat that it had intended to abstain.

Since Kazakhstan is not a signatory to the Convention, my delegation has abstained in the voting on the draft resolution.

Mr. Vasiliev (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian) Russia abstained in the voting on draft resolution A C.1 60 L.56.

Subsequently, the delegation of Angola informed the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour the delegations of France and Tonga had intended to abstain.

Mr. Percaya (Indonesia) My delegation abstained in the voting on draft resolution A C.1 60 L.22.

Every time you have a carrot instead of a cookie, every time you go to the gym instead of going to the movies, that's a costly investment in your health.

My delegation abstained in the vote on draft resolution A C.1 60 L.22 because The Hague Code of Conduct is selective and discriminatory.

Lost and abandoned fishing gear and related debris

His delegation also called on others, especially delegations which had previously abstained from voting on similar draft resolutions, to support Uzbekistan.