EU welcomes UN Security Council ceasefire resolution
The European Union in a statement called for the “immediate implementation” of the UN Security Council resolution for a Gaza truce.
“The EU recalls its full support to the comprehensive roadmap presented by United States President Joe Biden. We urge both parties to accept and implement the three-phase proposal,” it said.
“The EU stands ready to contribute to reviving a political process for a lasting and sustainable peace, based on the two-state solution, and to support a coordinated international effort to rebuild Gaza.”
Belgium calls for ‘immediate’ implementation of truce resolution
Minister of Foreign Affairs Hadja Lahbib says the passing of the UN Security Council ceasefire resolution is a “crucial step” towards peace. “Belgium calls for the immediate implementation of the ceasefire. It’s urgent,” she said.
The United Nations Security Council votes in favor of the US resolution calling for a ceasefire in #Gaza.
This is a crucial step toward peace.
Belgium calls for the immediate implementation of the ceasefire.
It's urgent.
— Hadja Lahbib (@hadjalahbib) June 10, 2024
Palestinian Authority presidency backs immediate ceasefire
Palestinian presidential spokesperson Nabil Abu Rudeineh says the PA supports any resolution that calls for an immediate truce in Gaza and preserves Palestine’s land unity.
Abu Rudeineh’s comments came in response to the latest UN Security Council resolution backing a plan for a ceasefire in Gaza.
Palestine envoy says UNSC resolution ‘step in right direction’
The Palestinian leadership welcomed the passing of the US-sponsored resolution calling for an immediate and permanent truce in Gaza.
“This effort … is a step in the right direction. We are grateful for our brothers in Algeria, whom we worked with very closely to try to influence the draft resolution to be closer to the objectives of the national rights of the Palestinian people,” said Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian ambassador to the United Nations.
Russia says it’s unsure of Israeli position on ceasefire deal
Moscow was the only member of the UN Security Council’s 15-member states and the only permanent representative to abstain on the US-promoted ceasefire plan.
Russia’s UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia asked what Israel specifically agreed to and said the council should not be signing up to agreements with “vague parameters”.
“We did not wish to block the resolution simply because it, as much as we understand, is supported by the Arab world,” Nebenzia told the council.
