Tough Fight ahead of UNGA Vote
Diplomatic fight ahead of the UNGA vote was growing fierce after the US threatened the UN member states that favored the resolution.
CAIRO, KOMPAS โ The diplomatic fight over Jerusalem at the United Nations is becoming fierce. The Arab and Palestine caucuses and Organization of Islamic Cooperation announced on Wednesday (20/12) that they were ready to win the fight during Thursdayโs voting at the UN General Assembly on the draft UN resolution on Jerusalem.
Kompas journalist Musthafa Abd Rahman reported from Cairo, Egypt, that the diplomatic fight ahead of the UNGA vote was growing fierce after the United States threatened the UN member states that favored the resolution. โThe [US] President will be watching this vote carefully and has requested I report back on those countries who voted against us,โ US Ambassador to UN Nikki Haley said in a letter sent to dozens of UN states in New York.