国际英语资讯:U.S. vetoes UN Security Council draft resolution on Jerusalem status
<p><span word="UNITED">UNITED</span> <span word="NATIONS">NATIONS</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 18-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="vetoed">vetoed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="draft">draft</span> <span word="resolution">resolution</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Jerusalem">Jerusalem</span>.</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="other">other</span> 14 <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="favor">favor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Egyptian">Egyptian</span>-<span word="drafted">drafted</span> <span word="text">text</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="permanent">permanent</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Council">Council</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="veto">veto</span> <span word="power">power</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="draft">draft</span> <span word="resolution">resolution</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="adopted">adopted</span>.</p><p><span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>, <span word="Egyptian">Egyptian</span> <span word="ambassador">ambassador</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="Amr">Amr</span> <span word="Abdellatif">Abdellatif</span> <span word="Aboulatta">Aboulatta</span> <span word="explained">explained</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="draft">draft</span> <span word="resolution">resolution</span> <span word="seeks">seeks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="attempts">attempts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="alter">alter</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="characteristics">characteristics</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="demographic">demographic</span> <span word="composition">composition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Old">Old</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Jerusalem">Jerusalem</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="null">null</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="void">void</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="rescinded">rescinded</span>.</p>
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