“The Czech Republic wants to replace Russia in the HRC.
We just submitted (an application with our own. -
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) candidacy.
The priority of the Czech government is to support human rights,” the ministry said in a Twitter statement.
Earlier, the UN General Assembly suspended Russia's participation in the Human Rights Council.
Subsequently, Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia to the UN Gennady Kuzmin announced that the Russian side would terminate ahead of schedule its powers in the UNHRC on April 7.
Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev questioned the viability of the UN Human Rights Council after Russia's withdrawal from it.