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1st LD: U.S. vetoes UN Security Council draft resolution on Jerusalem status

Xinhua,December 19, 2017 Adjust font size:

UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- The United States on Monday vetoed a UN Security Council draft resolution on the status of Jerusalem.

All other 14 members of the Security Council voted in favor of the Egyptian-drafted text. But as the United States, which is a permanent member of the Security Council, has veto power, thus the draft resolution failed to be adopted.

Before the vote, Egyptian ambassador to the United Nations Amr Abdellatif Aboulatta explained that the draft resolution seeks to ensure that any attempts to alter the characteristics or demographic composition of the Old City of Jerusalem have no effect and are null and void, and must be rescinded.

The draft resolution also calls on all parties not to establish diplomatic missions in Jerusalem, he said. Enditem

 

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