Tomorrow, Thursday…the Security Council will vote on Palestine’s membership in the United Nations

New York – The UN Security Council will vote on Thursday on a draft resolution regarding Palestine gaining full membership in the United Nations.

The Permanent Mission of Palestine to the United Nations explained through its account on the “X” platform, on Wednesday, that Algeria submitted the draft resolution on behalf of the Arab Group.

The text of the draft resolution says: “It is recommended that Palestine be accepted as a full member of the United Nations General Assembly.”

According to information obtained by Anadolu correspondent, the draft law is expected to be voted on at a meeting on Palestine at the ministerial level scheduled to be held on April 18 in the UN Security Council.

The American administration had indicated its intention to use its veto power if Palestine’s full membership in the United Nations was proposed.

Deputy US representative to the United Nations, Robert Wood, confirmed that his country’s position has not changed in this regard, and said: “We believe that the issue of full membership of Palestine is an issue that should be negotiated between Israel and the Palestinians.”

Palestine obtained the status of a non-member observer state at the United Nations after a resolution adopted by the General Assembly by a large majority on November 29, 2012.

Palestine applied for full membership in the United Nations in 2011, but this application did not receive the necessary support in the UN Security Council.

On April 2, the Permanent Representative of Palestine to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, sent a letter to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, requesting that the membership application be reconsidered.

Guterres wrote a letter to the UN Security Council on April 3, in which he called for Palestine’s request to be included on the agenda.

The process of including new members in the United Nations begins first with the Security Council, and after discussions, the Council refers the matter to the “Committee for Admission of New Members.”

If the committee issues a positive response, the UN Security Council will vote, and requires that its permanent members not use the veto, and 9 out of 15 members must vote in favor of the committee’s decision.

If the Council makes a decision to accept, the issue is referred to the United Nations General Assembly, and approval for full membership is required to obtain two-thirds of the votes in the 193-member United Nations General Assembly.

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