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Yemen, on Sunday, welcomed the UN General Assembly resolution recommending that the UN Security Council reconsider Palestine’s membership in a positive light.
This came during a meeting of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council, chaired by Council President Rashad al-Alim and attended by all its members.
The official Yemeni News Agency (SABA) reported that “the Presidential Leadership Council welcomed during the meeting the UN General Assembly resolution, which was adopted by an overwhelming majority, recognizing the State of Palestine’s right to full membership in the international organization.”
The meeting reaffirmed the commitment of the Presidential Leadership Council and the Yemeni government to the firm Yemeni position in support of the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, at the forefront of which is resisting the Israeli occupation and establishing their fully sovereign independent national state.
The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on Friday granting the State of Palestine the right to full membership in the United Nations. The resolution recommends that the Security Council reconsider the matter positively.
The resolution, which was voted for by about 143 countries, also reaffirmed “the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination, including the right to have their own independent state, which is Palestine.”
It expressed “deep regret and concern” over the United States’ use of its veto power in the UN Security Council on April 18.
Although UN General Assembly resolutions are “not legally binding,” unlike UN Security Council resolutions, they reflect world opinion and their significant political weight can influence the decisions of member states.
The United States used its veto in the Security Council last month against an Algerian draft resolution recommending that the General Assembly admit the State of Palestine as a member of the United Nations.
Palestine has “non-member state” status with observer status at the United Nations, which it obtained after a resolution adopted by the General Assembly by an overwhelming majority on November 29, 2012.
