"The American product is exceedingly politicised, with the sole purpose being to play to voters and throw them a bone in the form of some kind of a mention of a ceasefire in Gaza," he said.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Russia and China "cynically vetoed" a US-led draft resolution at the UN Security Council on a ceasefire in Gaza.
"On the resolution, which got very strong support, but then was cynically vetoed by Russia and China, I think we were trying to show the international community a sense of urgency about getting a ceasefire," Blinken told reporters in Israel.
The resolution will "ensure the impunity of Israel, whose crimes are not even assessed in the draft".
The draft had stopped short of explicitly demanding that Israel immediately end its campaign in Gaza. In the delicate language of Security Council resolutions, the draft "determines" the "imperative" of an "immediate and sustained" ceasefire.
The draft linked a ceasefire to ongoing talks, led by Qatar with support from the United States and Egypt, to halt the war in return for Hamas releasing hostages.
China's representative, Zhang Jun, said the draft "dodged the most central issue, that of a ceasefire" through its "ambiguous" language.
"Nor does it even provide an answer to the question of realizing a ceasefire in the short term," he said.
PUSH ON ALTERNATIVE RESOLUTION
French President Emmanuel Macron, speaking in Brussels immediately after the vetoes, said France would keep pushing an alternative resolution for a ceasefire.
The Security Council may later Friday consider another resolution with a more explicit call for an immediate ceasefire.
The US ambassador, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, indicated opposition, saying it would jeopardize the ongoing talks for the release of hostages.
https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiXGh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmNoYW5uZWxuZXdzYXNpYS5jb20vd29ybGQvcnVzc2lhLWNoaW5hLXZldG8tdXMtZ2F6YS1jZWFzZWZpcmUtdW4tY291bmNpbC00MjE1MjMx0gEA?oc=5
2024-03-22 14:00:00Z
CBMiXGh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmNoYW5uZWxuZXdzYXNpYS5jb20vd29ybGQvcnVzc2lhLWNoaW5hLXZldG8tdXMtZ2F6YS1jZWFzZWZpcmUtdW4tY291bmNpbC00MjE1MjMx0gEA
Tidak ada komentar:
Posting Komentar