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wide spectrum, the relationship established by these technologies with topics such as
international peace, stability and security, and fundamental rights and freedoms is
continuously developing. This situation necessitates efforts to use ICTs for peaceful
purposes and to ensure that international stability and security is addressed
continuously by States. It is evident that international law, norms and rules expressed
in the reports of the Group of Governmental Experts and the Working Group and the
relevant studies contribute to a common framework of responsible State behaviour in
the use of ICTs in the context of international peace and security. As articulated in the
said reports, concepts such as the development of internati onal cooperation, respect
for fundamental rights and freedoms, protection of critical infrastructure and
prevention of malicious use of ICTs will maintain their importance in efforts towards
international stability and security in the coming period.
At the same time, the importance of protecting State sovereignty in cyberspace
and the need to develop new norms in addition to existing ones should also be
considered. Improving collaboration and supporting information - and experiencesharing mechanisms are vital for fighting against cyberthreats and need to be given
due consideration.
Türkiye is aware of the importance of the implementation of international law,
the norms of responsible State behaviour in cyberspace and confidence -building
measures, and the need for effective international cooperation, and resolutely takes
the steps necessary to accomplish these goals.
Ukraine
[Original: English]
[31 May 2022]
Ukraine has long been a victim of Russia’s ongoing armed aggression and a
target of cyberattacks within its framework, including against Ukraine’s critical
infrastructure. Accordingly, Ukraine fully shares the justified concern expressed in
the fifth preambular paragraph of General Assembly resolution 76/19, with the
proviso that information technologies and means not only can potentially be used, but
already are a tool actively applied in practice by the aggressor State, and not only
against Ukraine.
Russia’s repeatedly confirmed inability to observe its international obligations
calls into question its willingness to also comply with the provisions of operative
paragraphs 3 and 6 of resolution 76/19.
The same applies to the conceived comprehensive international convention on
countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal
purposes that Moscow proposed to elaborate. This is because if Russia’s designed
provisions for its draft, which create the risk of a serious restriction of the rights and
freedoms of citizens, do not pass into the convention’s final version, then the
convention will not be of interest to Moscow.
Such a restriction, which is proposed in the Russian draf t convention, is
unacceptable to Ukraine and other democratic States that are parties to the 2001
Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime, but it suits authoritarian regimes,
including those in Russia and Belarus, that did not become a party to the Conv ention.
Despite Russia’s military and cyber aggression, Ukraine is further strengthening
its cybersecurity system, with the material and advisory assistance of Western
partners.
The national cybersecurity system put in place by the Cybersecurity Strate gy of
Ukraine is based on the Ministry of Defence, the State Service of Special
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