Published: 2024-04-18 22:08
Last Updated: 2024-05-01 22:42
United States Department of State Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel stated that his country will veto the upcoming resolution at the UN Security Council put forward to grant a full membership status for Palestine at the United Nations in the vote that will take place later today at 9:00 PM GMT.
Patel said there the committee members were not unanimous on whether Palestine had met the necessary criteria to be defined as a state, adding that the Palestinian Authority needs significant reforms before statehood can be granted to them by the UN Security Council.
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