:quality(75)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/elcomercio/7IIID5OB7ZATDH7TT7SASVIDCU.jpg)
Jordan It is Egyptsignatories of peace with Israel and this latest key mediator between the Palestinians and Israel, expressed his “deep regret” for the “inability” of United Nations Security Council approve the entry of Palestine as a full member of the United Nationsof which it is now just an observing state.
In the first Arab reaction, Egypt’s Itamaraty implicitly criticized this Thursday’s veto U.S to a council resolution that opened the door to the entry of Palestine at the UNsince it occurs “at a critical moment”, and appealed to“countries seeking peace” for “act responsibly to relaunch the peace process” in Middle East.
LOOK HERE: The United States vetoes Palestine’s entry into the UN as a full member
“Egypt expresses its deep regret at the inability of the security advicein the context of the use of the US veto, to adopt a resolution that would allow the State of Palestine gain full membership in the United Nations“, said a statement from the said department.
The veto – he lamented – occurred “at a critical moment (…) that demands that countries assume their historical responsibility and adopt a position of support for the rights of the Palestinians to create a true political horizon to relaunch the process and achieve a definitive solution to the Palestinian issue on the basis of two-state solution”.
He also considered that “Obstructing the recognition of the right of the Palestinian people to accept their state is not consistent with the legal and historical responsibility that rests with the international community to end the occupation and achieve a final and just solution to the Palestinian question.”.
For your part, Jordana country that in 1994 became the second Arab country to sign peace with Israelafter Egypt (1979), considered that accepting Palestine as a full member of the UN “It is an inalienable right of the Palestinian people and a legal and moral responsibility of the Security Council”.
MORE INFORMATION: What does the $95 billion package for Ukraine and Israel that will be voted on in the USA contain?
“The incarnation of an independent Palestinian State with sovereignty over Palestinian national territory is inevitable, and obstruction (this step) will only contribute to prolonging the conflict and increasing tension.“, said a statement from the Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The resolution, presented by Algeria in the name of United Nations Arab Groupobtained 12 votes in favor, against 2 abstentions (UK It is Swiss).
Both Egypt and Jordan called the countries “who support peace” for “recognize the Palestinian state“, and insisted that without the establishment of that State, “with capital in East Jerusalem“, occupied by Israel in 1967,”there will be no peace or security” in the Middle East.
Source: Elcomercio
I am Jack Morton and I work in 24 News Recorder. I mostly cover world news and I have also authored 24 news recorder. I find this work highly interesting and it allows me to keep up with current events happening around the world.
