UNITED NATIONS: Jordan on Tuesday launched a bid to win backing for a UN resolution on a final Israeli-Palestinian settlement that could be presented to the Security Council in the coming weeks.
Jordan's Ambassador Dina Kawar said she would be meeting with representatives from Arab countries and council members to gauge whether there is support for a "unified text" on advancing Israeli-Palestinian peace.
If a consensus can be reached, a draft resolution could be presented to the council later this month or in January, she said.
"We are going to try to make it before Christmas, if not it will be in January," Kawar told reporters.
"We really want to get everybody on board. That's our intention."
The Palestinians, backed by the Arab League, circulated a draft resolution at the end of September that called for ending the Israeli occupation by November 2016.
The text ran into opposition from the United States and other members of the council, opening the way for the Europeans led by France to begin talks on a separate draft that would set a timeframe for ending negotiations.
Comments
Comments are closed.