Foreign Minister Denies Remarks about Delaying Palestinian Bid at UN for End
Occupation
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RAMALLAH, November 24, 2014 – (WAFA - PLO news agency) – Foreign Minister
Riad al-Malki denied Monday statements attributed to him regarding delaying
the submission of the Palestinian bid at UN Security Council to specify a
deadline for the end of the Israeli occupation.
Local media reported al-Malki as stating that the Palestinian leadership has
delayed submitting a draft resolution to the UN Security demanding setting a
timetable for ending the Israeli occupation.
Al-Malki was also reported as stating that the Palestinian leadership made
such a decision since it had yet to lobby to secure a nine-vote majority in
the Security Council on the draft proposal and noted that the Iran nuclear
talks were given top priority by the Security Council permanent members.
Affirming recent explicit statements made by President Mahmoud Abbas,
al-Malki stated that the Palestinian leadership was proceeding with the
efforts to submit the draft resolution to the UN Security Council and noted
that the draft resolution would be submitted after relevant negotiations
with France, on behalf of the European Union states, are concluded and
after representatives of the UN Security Council permanent members conclude
their latest round of talks with Iran in the Austrian capital, Vienna.
He noted that submission would take place also following a meeting between
President Mahmoud Abbas and the Arab Follow-up Committee slated to take
place on November 29 in Cairo.
The top diplomat affirmed that ‘procedural steps’ are still being taken by
the leadership to pass a blueprint of the draft resolution and that
subsequent steps would be taken in preparation for setting a date to vote on
it.
The top official affirmed that the bid is not delayed and would be submitted
as soon as relevant procedures, which are underway, are concluded
irrespective of the results of the negotiations with the Security Council
members. He said that the voting on the draft resolution is expected to take
place within the next ten days.
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