Even though 13 of the Security Council members, including Korea, supported the
U.S. veto exercise… “Negative impact on hostage negotiations.”
A UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip was voted on on the 20th (local time), but was rejected due to opposition from the United States, which has pledged to exercise its veto power.
The Algerian resolution that the UN Security Council voted on today was rejected with 13 votes in favor, 1 vote against, and 1 abstention.
The gist of Algeria’s resolution is that the Security Council demands an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
Of the five permanent members, all ten non-permanent (elected) members, including Russia, China, France and South Korea, voted in favor.
However, the United States, which had pledged to exercise its right to veto, actually exercised its right to veto, and the United Kingdom abstained.
This is already the third time that a UN Security Council resolution recommending an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip has been stranded due to opposition from the United States.
In remarks prior to the vote, U.S. UN Ambassador Thomas Greenfield mentioned that negotiations for the release of hostages are currently underway and said, “The resolution now on the table does not require the release of Hamas hostages, but rather calls for their immediate and unconditional release, thereby ensuring sustainable peace.” “It cannot be brought about, and I think it will actually have a negative impact on these negotiations,” he said.
Instead, the United States has announced that it will push for a resolution calling for “a temporary ceasefire in the Gaza Strip as soon as possible.”
This is the first time that the United States has presented a resolution that explicitly mentions a ceasefire, but foreign media outlets are pointing out that it is a conditional temporary ceasefire and does not meet the expectations of the international community.
It appears that it will take a considerable amount of time for even this to be actually voted on.
According to CNN, a senior U.S. government official said, “There are no plans to rush a vote,” and the U.S. government “does not believe the UN Security Council needs to take urgent action.”
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Source: Donga
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