KARACHI (MD) United States of America (USA) faced a great set back on Thursday when US president Donald Trump’s decision on Jerusalem was declared void with a huge margin of 128 verses 9; while 35 countries abstained as they did not cast the vote.
According to international news agencies the UN General Assembly rejected US President’s declaration on Jerusalem as Israel’s capital but US spokesperson said it will not affect their stance.
Seven countries including Guatemala, Honduras, Togo, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau and the Marshall Islands joined Israel and the United States in opposing the motion.
While 35 countries that abstained were Argentina, Australia, Canada, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Latvia, Mexico, the Philippines, Romania and Rwanda.
However Ukraine, which supported the draft resolution at the Security Council, was among 21 countries that did not turn up for the vote.
India also voted against Trump’s decision on Jerusalem.
“The United States will remember this day,” US Ambassador Nikki Haley told the assembly. “America will put our embassy in Jerusalem,” Haley said. “No vote in the United Nations will make any difference on that,” she added.
US President Donald Trump had warned ahead of the vote in the 193-nation assembly that “we are watching” and threatened reprisals against countries that back the measure.
