Update from the GA

Amendment to UN Draft Resolution Failed

New York -
An amendment proposed by China to a draft resolution on the situation going in the Middle East currently being debated in the UN General Assembly has failed.
The original draft resolution proposed a regional peace conference between Iran, Iraq, Syria, Saudi Arabia, the US and the EU with the UN Secretary-General mediating the discussion in order to resolve existing regional tensions.
China proposed to add permanent Security Council members to the peace conference. This proposal received support from Russia. However, the amendment was voted against by majority. In speaking against the amendment, the Iranian delegate noted that the current crisis was caused by countries outside the region. He further noted that by bringing in more countries outside the region to the peace talk would only reinforce the status quo.