‘The Munich Agreement is 80 years old’

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• "The Munich Betrayal is a classic example of disastrous consequences, to which disregard of the norms of international law, belief in one’s own exclusiveness and infallibility, reliance on national egoism can lead. The lessons of this event should serve us all as a warning, especially in view of the realities existing at the current moment. It is obvious that genuine security can be only equal and indivisible and rely on the fundamental principles of international life specified in the UN Charter: respect for the sovereignty of states, non-interference in their internal affairs, peaceful settlement of disputes," says Russia’s Ambassador to Albania Alexander Karpushin