Syrian Arab News Agency S A N A
New York, SANA- Russia’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Vassily Nebenzya, affirmed that the American veto that obstructed admitting Palestine as a full-fledged UN member shows that the UN Security Council has actually become a hostage to the United States’ Middle East policy.
“We regret this very much. The actions of American side do not reflect the principled position of the rest of the UN Security Council members who have become hostages to the US Middle East policy in the past six months,” TASS news agency quoted Nebenzia as saying at a meeting of the UN General Assembly following the US veto of the UN Security Council resolution on admitting Palestine as a full-fledged UN member.
In late April, the United States vetoed the Algeria-initiated resolution on admitting Palestine as a member of the United Nations.
Nebenzia pointed out that the situation in Palestine does not have a military solution, adding: “One of our firm convictions is for Palestine to have full membership in the UN, and that would settle the initial negotiating positions of the two parties.
In addition, the Russian delegate called for an independent international investigation into the recent discovery of mass graves in the Gaza Strip and for the perpetrators to be brought to justice.
Manar Salameh
