UN General Assembly adopts resolution on status of Jerusalem
                     Source: Xinhua | 2017-12-22 05:11:43 | Editor: huaxia

    Photo taken on Dec. 21, 2017 shows the voting of a United Nations General Assembly resolution on the status of Jerusalem during a rare emergency special session at the UN headquarters in New York. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

    UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- The General Assembly on Thursday adopted a resolution on the status of Jerusalem that will make U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the Israeli capital have no legal effect.

    In a rare emergency special session, the draft resolution tabled by Turkey and Yemen was adopted 128-9 with 35 abstentions.

    The nine countries that voted against the text were Guatemala, Honduras, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Togo, as well as the United States and Israel.

    The resolution "affirms that any decisions and actions which purport to have altered the character, status or demographic composition of the Holy City of Jerusalem have no legal effect, are null and void and must be rescinded in compliance with relevant resolutions of the Security Council, and in this regard calls upon all states to refrain from the establishment of diplomatic missions in the Holy City of Jerusalem."

    It further demands that all UN member states comply with Security Council resolutions regarding Jerusalem, and not recognize any actions or measures contrary to those resolutions.

    Such a vote at the General Assembly is non-binding but a resounding "yes" reflects the collective will of the international community and carries much political weight.

    Before the vote, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley repeated the threat to cut aid for the countries that would have voted in favor of the draft as well as U.S. contributions to the United Nations.

    She said her country will move its Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. "No vote in the United Nations will make any difference on that."

    However, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu showed defiance to U.S. pressure.

    "We will not be intimidated. You can be strong, but that does't make you right!" Cavusoglu told the emergency special session in clear reference to U.S. threats.

    "Before this meeting, a UN member state threatened all the other members. We were all asked to vote 'no' or face consequences. Some were even threatened with development aid cut," said Cavusoglu.

    "Such an attitude is unacceptable. This is bullying and this chamber will not bow to that. It is unethical to think that the worth and dignity of member states are for sale," said the foreign minister.

    Thursday's General Assembly emergency session was called after the United States vetoed a draft resolution on the status of Jerusalem at the Security Council on Monday. All other 14 members of the council voted in favor.

    The Security Council vote was prompted by Trump's Dec. 6 announcement to recognize Jerusalem as the Israeli capital and to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem.

    Under a 1950 resolution, a General Assembly emergency special session can be called for all UN member states to consider a matter "with a view to making appropriate recommendations" for collective measures in case the Security Council fails to act.

    Thursday's emergency special session was only the 10th of its kind in UN history. The last such meeting was held in 2009.

    Back to Top Close
    Xinhuanet

    UN General Assembly adopts resolution on status of Jerusalem

    Source: Xinhua 2017-12-22 05:11:43

    Photo taken on Dec. 21, 2017 shows the voting of a United Nations General Assembly resolution on the status of Jerusalem during a rare emergency special session at the UN headquarters in New York. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

    UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- The General Assembly on Thursday adopted a resolution on the status of Jerusalem that will make U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the Israeli capital have no legal effect.

    In a rare emergency special session, the draft resolution tabled by Turkey and Yemen was adopted 128-9 with 35 abstentions.

    The nine countries that voted against the text were Guatemala, Honduras, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Togo, as well as the United States and Israel.

    The resolution "affirms that any decisions and actions which purport to have altered the character, status or demographic composition of the Holy City of Jerusalem have no legal effect, are null and void and must be rescinded in compliance with relevant resolutions of the Security Council, and in this regard calls upon all states to refrain from the establishment of diplomatic missions in the Holy City of Jerusalem."

    It further demands that all UN member states comply with Security Council resolutions regarding Jerusalem, and not recognize any actions or measures contrary to those resolutions.

    Such a vote at the General Assembly is non-binding but a resounding "yes" reflects the collective will of the international community and carries much political weight.

    Before the vote, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley repeated the threat to cut aid for the countries that would have voted in favor of the draft as well as U.S. contributions to the United Nations.

    She said her country will move its Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. "No vote in the United Nations will make any difference on that."

    However, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu showed defiance to U.S. pressure.

    "We will not be intimidated. You can be strong, but that does't make you right!" Cavusoglu told the emergency special session in clear reference to U.S. threats.

    "Before this meeting, a UN member state threatened all the other members. We were all asked to vote 'no' or face consequences. Some were even threatened with development aid cut," said Cavusoglu.

    "Such an attitude is unacceptable. This is bullying and this chamber will not bow to that. It is unethical to think that the worth and dignity of member states are for sale," said the foreign minister.

    Thursday's General Assembly emergency session was called after the United States vetoed a draft resolution on the status of Jerusalem at the Security Council on Monday. All other 14 members of the council voted in favor.

    The Security Council vote was prompted by Trump's Dec. 6 announcement to recognize Jerusalem as the Israeli capital and to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem.

    Under a 1950 resolution, a General Assembly emergency special session can be called for all UN member states to consider a matter "with a view to making appropriate recommendations" for collective measures in case the Security Council fails to act.

    Thursday's emergency special session was only the 10th of its kind in UN history. The last such meeting was held in 2009.

    010020070750000000000000011105521368436731
    主站蜘蛛池模板: 一级**爱片免费视频| 亚洲欧美色一区二区三区| 亚洲国产成人99精品激情在线| 日韩欧美一区二区三区免费观看| 免费视频淫片aa毛片| 国产精品网址在线观看你懂的| 多人伦精品一区二区三区视频| 丰满少妇作爱视频免费观看| 欧美又大粗又爽又黄大片视频| 免费无码va一区二区三区| 青青草免费在线视频| 国产精品无码V在线观看| www..com色| 无码一区二区三区在线观看| 亚洲av无码片区一区二区三区| 清冷受被放置play分腿器| 和朋友共享娇妻高hh| 麻豆国内精品欧美在线| 国产精品林美惠子在线播放| 一区二区三区四区欧美| 日本在线看片免费人成视频1000| 亚洲成av人片在线观看无码| 男男chinese同志gay露脸飞机| 国产一区二区在线观看麻豆| 高清国产激情视频在线观看 | 日本精品a在线| 亚洲午夜电影一区二区三区| 狠狠躁夜夜躁人人爽超碰97香蕉 | 欧美三级在线观看不卡视频| 人妻va精品va欧美va| 美团外卖猛男男同38分钟| 国产公开免费人成视频| 亚洲欧美日韩精品中文乱码| 国模gogo中国人体私拍视频| 一本大道香蕉大无线视频| 无码日韩精品一区二区免费| 亚欧洲精品在线视频免费观看| 欧美日韩国产高清| 亚洲色无码国产精品网站可下载 | 久久精品国产只有精品66| 欧美日韩亚洲无线码在线观看|