The 8439th meeting of the Security Council is called to order. The provisional agenda for this meeting is the frustration in the middle east including the palestinian issue. The agenda is adopted. In accordance with rule 37 of the provisional rules of procedure, i invite the representative of israel to participate in this meeting. It is so decided. I propose that the council and invite the observer to participate in the meeting with the accordance of the previous practice in this regard. There being no objections, it is so decided. The security counsel will now begin its consideration of item two of the agenda. Members of the council have before them document f 2017 f 2017 1060, the text of a draft resolution submitted by egypt. I now give the floor to those members of the council who wish to make statements before the vote. I give the floor to the representative of egypt. Mr. President the meeting of Security Council is held today to consider the draft of egypt on behalf of the arab g
This is the news hour live from london coming up. Theres again. A u. N. Security Council Resolution rejecting any change to the status of jerusalem is a vetoed by the u. S. Cyril ramaphosa elected to lead south africas ruling a. N. C. And likely to be the countrys next president. A passenger train has crashed off a bridge onto a major road in the western u. S. State of washington several people have been killed. And im santa how much with the sport our top story today the ashes down under as australia at. The famous cricket contest. The United States has used its veto on the United Nations Security Council to block a resolution critical of its decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel resolution was drafted by egypt. In the much lower court audio of the draft resolution stresses in its operational paragraphs that any attempt at changing or altering the character status or demographic composition of the holy city of jerusalem. And must be rescinded we have to object to su
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1338th meeting of the Security Council will come to order. The provision is the situation in the middle east including the palestinian issue is adopted. In accordance with those provisional rules special coordinator for the Peace Process secretary general to participate in this meeting. It is so decided the Security Council will now begin item two of the agenda. Mr. President and members of the Security Council i devote my regular briefing on this situation to present a report of the resolution 2334. I will focus development on the ground in accordance with those provisions including regional and International Efforts. From the outset none of those developments on the ground can be divorced from the context of which they are happening those uncertainties about the Peace Process unilateral actions to undermine the two state solution as the 21st of december will mark the adoption of the resolution to address those broader trends we have witnessed. To be called immediately in the palestin
With there being no objection if it so desired. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of item number two of the agenda. Members of the council have before them document 2171060 the draft resolution submitted by egypt. I no now give the floor to those members of the council who wish to make statements before the vote and to give the floor to the representative of egypt. Mr. President , your help today to consider the draft resolution procedure. According to the resolution of the emergency meeting of the arab ministerial meeting that was held the night of decembe december 2017. The craft resolution was submitted for emergency situations at a crossroads of the palestinian question and while the Security Council is addressing the gibbons bearing in mind the scariest situations to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel and to remind you here of the open briefing of the Security Council held in december how many members of the council objected to that the liberal positi