Jordan's UN Ambassador Dina Kawar said Arab delegations had agreed the draft should go to a vote as soon as possible and the timing would depend on how quickly the 15-nation council's secretariat organize a meeting. Kawar said she was requesting a Tuesday afternoon vote.
Palestinian UN observer Riyad Mansour said the vote could be on Wednesday morning if it does not happen on Tuesday. Western diplomats said a 5:00 p.m. ET (2200 GMT) was possible, adding that the United States was expected to veto the measure if it managed to muster the minimum required nine yes votes.
[jpost.com by Reuters]
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- Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird released a statement Thursday night saying that Canada is opposed to the imminent vote for the Palestinian resolution in the UN Security Council to put a deadline to the Israeli "Occupation."
“Canada fundamentally believes that
Palestinian statehood can only be a by-product of negotiations with
the State of Israel. We have long rejected unilateral action on either
side, as we believe it is ultimately unhelpful to the cause of peace,"
the statement said.
[ jpost.com]
UN Security Council rejects Palestinian resolution ...
ReplyDeleteThe UN Security Council has rejected a resolution demanding an end to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories within three years.
Jordan submitted the motion after it had been agreed upon by 22 Arab states and the Palestinian Authority.
Eight members of the 15-strong Security Council voted for it while the US and Australia voted against.
The resolution, condemned by Israel as a "gimmick", needed the support of at least nine members in order to pass.
Even if it had secured the required nine votes, the US would have used its veto power to stop the adoption of the resolution.
US envoy Samantha Power said after the vote: "We voted against this resolution not because we are comfortable with the status quo. We voted against it because... peace must come from hard compromises that occur at the negotiating table."
Jordan's UN ambassador, Dina Kawar, said the vote should not stop efforts to resolve the conflict.
Of the 15 members of the Security Council
Russia, China, France, Argentina, Chad, Chile, Jordan and Luxembourg voted in favour
The US and Australia voted against
The UK, Lithuania, Nigeria, the Republic of Korea and Rwanda abstained.....................http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-30639764
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