As the United States on Thursday used its veto power to block a United Nations Security Council resolution on granting statehood to Palestine, the Foreign Ministry expressed its regret at the failure of the UN Security Council to pass the resolution granting Palestine its legitimate right to membership in the United Nations, which undoubtedly contradicts the international consensus to grant the Palestinian people, their right to self-determination, and hinders efforts seeking to establish and spread justice and peace in all parts of the world.
The Foreign Ministry explained that the Sultanate of Oman calls on all members of the Security Council to give the Palestinian issue full and fair attention and to apply fair standards to everyone without exception, which is to respect international law and United Nations resolutions in a way that ensures the establishment and
sustainability of security, stability, and peace rules in the region and the world.
In the vote of 12-1, the one being the US veto and two abstentions, the UNSC did not adopt a draft resolution that would have recommended the General Assembly to hold a vote with the broader UN membership to allow Palestine to join as a full UN Member State.
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