Indonesia Regrets Palestine Failed to Become a Full Member of the UN
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Palestine – The ndonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs deplored the repeated failure of the United Nations Security Council to pass a resolution on Palestine's full membership, after the United States blocked the request.
"Indonesia deeply regrets the failure of the UN Security Council for the repeat time to pass a resolution on Palestine's full membership in the UN, due to a veto by one of the Permanent Members of the Security Council," the ministry said through its official X account, on Friday (April 19).
The ministry said the veto betrayed the common aspiration to create long-term peace in the Middle East region.
On the other hand, Indonesia will continue to support Palestine to officially become a full member of the United Nations so that its position is equal to other countries.
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"This veto once again betrays the common aspiration to create long-term peace in the Middle East," according to the Ministry.
"Indonesia reiterates its support for Palestine's full membership in the UN, which will give Palestine its rightful place among states and an equal position in the peace process towards achieving a two-state solution," it continued.
Earlier, the US veto Palestine's request for full United Nations membership at the UN Security Council, on Thursday (April 18).
"The US remains of the view that the most expeditious path to statehood for the Palestinian people is through direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority with the support of the United States and other partners," a US representative said before the vote.
The vote was held in the 15-member UN Security Council on a draft resolution submitted by Algeria, which recommended Palestine become a member of the UN.
The draft received 12 votes in favor, two abstentions and a US veto against. To be passed, a Security Council resolution requires at least nine votes in favor and no veto from the five permanent members, namely the United States, United Kingdom, France, Russia and China.