Arab FMs meet in Cairo on how to move ahead on UN resolution

22 December 2016, 8:43 pm

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Arab foreign ministers are meeting in Cairo to discuss how to progress with the delayed UN resolution on the settlements. The vote was delayed at the request of Egypt, which also drafted the proposal.

The ministers convene after their UN ambassadors in New York decide to refer the issue back for consultations.

The ministers may decide to push for a vote later tonight, which is unlikely, or even tomorrow, which is more of a viable option.

The Obama administration has also not yet instructed its mission the UN on how to vote on the resolution, despite reports that it was going to abstain and not use its veto.

— Raphael Ahren