The UN Security Council will gather in connection with the decision of the United States on the status of Jerusalem

The UN Security Council on Friday will hold a meeting in connection with the decision of US President Donald Trump on the recognition of Jerusalem to the capital of Israel. It is reported by Reuters.

With the corresponding initiative to the Secretary General of the United Nations, Antoniu Gaterris was addressed by 8 out of 15 members of the Security Council: Bolivia, Great Britain, Egypt, Italy, Senegal, Uruguay, France and Sweden.

As noted, a year ago, in December 2016, the UN Security Council adopted a resolution in which he emphasized that there would not be any changes in the borders between Israel and the future Palestinian state made during and after the six-day war of 1967, unless both sides of the conflict agree to these changes. The resolution was adopted by 14 votes with one abstent - representative of the previous administration of the United States.

The Secretary General of Guterres himself, in connection with the decision of Trump, said: "I consistently opposed any one -sided decisions that threaten the prospects of the world between Israelis and Palestinians." The current moment the head of the UN called "very disturbing."

Trump announced the recognition of Jerusalem the capital of Israel on Wednesday . He added that the US administration begins to transfer its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

The president called his decision a “very belatedly” step on the way of resolving the Arab-Israeli conflict. “Although the previous presidents have this (the recognition of Jerusalem by the capital. - Ed.) Was one of the significant election promises, they did not fulfill it,” Trump emphasized. “And now I am fulfilling it.”

Back in 1995, a law was adopted in the United States on the transfer of an American embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. However, Presidents Bill Clinton, George Bush Jr. and Barack Obama refrained from the execution of this order, fearing the aggravation of the situation in the Middle East. The basis was the norm present in the law, which allows the president to delay the execution of the document for six months. Every six months, Trump's predecessors issued a corresponding decree.

During the election campaign, Trump repeatedly promised to recognize Jerusalem the capital of Israel. He declared his intention to restore close relations with the Jewish state, "destroyed" in the presidency of Obama.

Earlier it was reported that the planned decision of Trump does not mean a change in US policy regarding the borders of the Palestinian autonomy. It was noted that Washington is ready, if the consent of both sides of the conflict, to support its settlement based on the creation of two independent states.

On Tuesday, Trump discussed his initiative with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President of the Palestinian Autonomy Mahmud Abbas, King of Jordan Abdullah, Saudi King Salman and Egyptian President Abdel Fattahu As-Sisi. In them, the US president confirmed his commitment to promoting peace negotiations between Israel and Palestinian autonomy.

Meanwhile, in the Arab countries, Trump's plans caused a sharp reaction. The Egyptian president said that measures should not be taken, which "make it impossible to establish peace in the Middle East."

Israel occupied East Jerusalem during the six -day war. According to the law of the country, the city is the eternal and indivisible capital of the Jewish state. Meanwhile, Palestinian autonomy claims East Jerusalem as the capital of the future Palestinian state. According to a peace agreement concluded in 1993 in Oslo, the status of the city should be discussed at the subsequent stages of negotiations. Israel's right to all Jerusalem has not yet recognized the international community. All foreign embassies are located in Tel Aviv.