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The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on the status of Jerusalem
More than half of the member countries of the organization asked to hold an extraordinary meeting of the UN Security Council. The meeting will focus on the decision of US President Donald Trump to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
“In light of the statement made on the status of Jerusalem, the delegations of Bolivia, Egypt, France, Italy, Senegal, Sweden, Great Britain and Uruguay ask the chairman to convene an emergency meeting of the Council with a briefing by the Secretary General by the end of this week,” the diplomatic missions said in a joint statement, Interfax reports . » .
Members of the UN Security Council will meet on Friday, December 8, in the first half of the day, New York time.
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said that Washington's recognition of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital is contrary to international law. According to him, Trump's decision means that the United States is deprived of the opportunity to be an effective mediator in the peace process to resolve the conflict in the Middle East. did not approve of the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel European leaders : German Chancellor Angela Merkel, British Prime Minister Theresa May and French President Emmanuel Macron.
US President Donald Trump announced that the US will recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital on December 6. He noted that he made such a decision in the interests of the United States, as well as to establish peace between Israel and Palestine.
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