UN Security Council ready for Palestine voteDecember 3, 2011 - 11:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The UN Security Council is ready to vote on the admission of Palestine to the UN, but this requires two things - a specific signal from the Palestinians on which day they would wish the vote to take place, and a draft resolution itself, which would contain a recommendation to the General Assembly to admit Palestine to the organization, Russia’s ambassador to UN said. As Vitaly Churkin told news conference at the UN headquarters, such a project is likely to come from Lebanon, which is the unofficial representative of the Arab world in the UN Security Council. "So far neither has happened,” the diplomat said. “When we have both, I can assure you that the Security Council can quickly vote on the matter." The Russian ambassador said that Moscow "has always proceeded from the fact that it is up to the Palestinian side to make this decision." "If Palestine says that it wants the issue to be put to the vote in the UN Security Council, the Palestinians will deserve to see the UN Security Council meet their request and hold the voting. It will be proper and fair, regardless of the outcome of the vote," Churkin said, Itar-Tass reported. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. |