voted against the draft resolution to the United States and Australia.
The project was supported by eight members of the Security Council, including three constants: France, China and Russia. Five abstentions.
The adoption of the document was necessary to support at least nine members, but it would He blocked by the US, which as a permanent member of the UN Security Council have veto power.
– voted against this project because we believe that peace in the Middle East should be developed at the negotiating table and be the result of difficult compromises – said the US ambassador to the UN, Samantha Power.
Motion for a resolution on behalf of the Palestinians submitted to Jordan, which is the only Arab country of 15 members of the UN Security Council. The document found, inter alia, call to make peace between the Palestinians and Israel within 12 months and the end of the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories in the end of 2017.
(RZ)
The UN Security Council has rejected a Palestinian draft resolution – Onet.pl
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