The UN General Assembly approved a resolution on world maps, which caused a protest from Japan

Brief retelling from RIA II

The UN General Assembly approved a resolution proposed by African countries to change the approach to depicting the world on maps.

164 states voted for the document, the United States opposed it.

Japan supported the resolution, but later protested due to the depiction of the Kuril Islands as part of Russia on the new map.

UN, September 11 - RIA Novosti. A resolution in support of the use of a new world map, on which the Kuril Islands are marked in the same color as the territory of Russia, was approved by the UN General Assembly, the organization told RIA Novosti, commenting on Japan's protest over the depiction of the islands.

"We are aware of this situation. Regarding this issue, the resolution has been approved by the General Assembly, and we propose to contact the co-sponsors of the resolution," UN spokesman Farhan Haq said in response to the agency's question about whether the UN secretariat is aware of Japan's protest.

Last Friday, the UN General Assembly approved a resolution proposed by African countries to change the approach to depicting the world on maps. 164 states voted for the document, the United States opposed it. Japan also supported the resolution.