The United Nations General Assembly has voted to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council during a meeting Thursday. Bosnia and Herzegovina was among 93 countries that voted in favour, while 24 nations voted against and 58 abstained from the voting.

In a draft of the resolution, the UNGA said the General Assembly would “suspend the rights of membership in the Human Rights Council of a member of the Council that commits gross and systematic violations of human rights.”

The General Assembly needed to vote in favor by two-thirds to remove Russia from the council.

Before the vote, China’s UN ambassador Zhang Jun said the country would vote against the move.

“Dealing with the membership of the Human Rights Council in such a way will set new dangerous precedent” and “produce serious consequences,” Zhang said speaking at the UNGA on Thursday.

“China calls on all parties to work together in the same direction so as to create opportunities for peace and prospects for negotiation. China will continue to hold an objection and impartial position and play a responsible and constructive role in this regard,” Zhang added.

While earlier on Thursday, Bosnian Foreign Minister Bisera Turkovic informed the ambassadors of the European Union member states, the UK and Japan, that Bosnia would support the initiative, Milorad Dodik, the Serb member of Bosnia's three-member Presidency, said he informed the UN Secretary General, the UN General Assembly President  as well as Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov about the breach of the rules of Bosnia's foreign policy implementation.