Pakistan, China and Russia will present a joint resolution calling for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in the Middle East, the Pakistani mission to the United Nations (UN) said on Sunday, ahead of a UN Security Council meeting to discuss US airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites.
It was not immediately clear when it could be put to a vote. The three countries circulated the draft text, and asked members to share their comments by Monday evening. A resolution needs at least nine votes in favor and no vetoes by the United States, France, Britain, Russia or China to pass.
The US is likely to oppose the draft resolution, which condemns the attacks against "peaceful nuclear sites and facilities under the IAΕΛ (International Atomic Energy Agency) safeguards in the Islamic Republic of Iran" and says that such attacks represent a threat to international peace and security, and to the entire safeguards regime of the IAEA, according to a draft seen by Arab News.
It calls for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire and a diplomatic solution to the nuclear issue to reach an agreement acceptable to all parties that "guarantees the exclusively peaceful nature of the Islamic Republic of Iran's nuclear program in exchange for complete lifting of all multilateral and unilateral sanctions."
The member countries will comment on the draft resolution and then a final draft will be tabled in the Security Council.
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