MUSCAT: The Foreign Ministry has expressed its regret at the failure of the Security Council to pass a resolution granting Palestine full membership of the United Nations.
The ministry described it as a move that clearly contradicts the international consensus on granting the Palestinian people their right to self-determination and hinders efforts to establish and promote justice and peace worldwide.
In an official statement, the ministry made clear that the Sultanate of Oman calls on all members of the Security Council to give full and fair attention to the Palestinian cause, and to apply fair standards to everyone without exception.
Tehran said on Friday that Washington's use of its veto to block full United Nations membership for Palestine was "irresponsible" given the lack of opposition from any other Security Council member.
Thursday's vote saw 12 countries on the Security Council back a resolution recommending full Palestinian membership and two — Britain and Switzerland — abstain. Only Israel's staunchest ally, the United States, voted against, using its veto to block the resolution.
Saudi Arabia expressed regret over the failure of the UN Security Council to adopt a draft resolution accepting full membership of the State of Palestine in the United Nations. Hamas condemned on Friday the US veto that ended a long-shot Palestinian bid for full United Nations membership.
The Palestinian Authority condemned the United States for vetoing a Palestinian bid for full UN membership on Thursday, calling it an "aggression" that pushes the Middle East towards an "abyss". The US policy "represents a blatant aggression against international law and an encouragement to the pursuit of the genocidal war against our
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