Amman - Jordanian Foreign Minister Salah Bashir on Sunday
summoned ambassadors of the five permanent members of the United
Nations Security Council and urged them to put pressure Israel to
comply with the UN resolution and halt its offensive in the Gaza
Strip.
'The international community, particularly the five permanent
countries of the UN Security Council, bears under the UN charter the
responsibility of protecting world peace and security,' a Foreign
Ministry statement quoted Bashir as telling the envoys of the United
States, Britain, France, Russia and China.
'Israel is committing flagrant violations of international law by
ignoring Resolution 1860 and going ahead with its aggression, using
universally prohibited weapons,' Bashir added.
Israel has rejected the resolution which calls for an immediate
ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
Earlier, Jordan's King Abdullah II discussed the rising tensions
with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, and 'stressed the
responsibility of the world community in forcing Israel to ... stop
its aggression and allow entry of humanitarian aid to the Palestinian
people,' a royal court statement said.
Abbas made a stopover in Amman after meeting Egyptian President
Hosny Mubarak in Cairo on his way back home from New York where he
attended the UN Security Council deliberations that produced
Resolution 1860.
King Abdullah 'underscored the importance of coming up with a
unified Arab attitude that foils the Israeli schemes and helps the
launching of a real world effort to find a solution for the conflict
on the basis of ending the occupation and setting up an independent
Palestinian state,' the statement said.
Meanwhile, the Jordanian government came under fresh attack in the
lower house of parliament on Sunday for its failure to sever ties
with Israel and dismiss the Israeli ambassador from Amman.
Prime Minister Nader Dahabi has said that all options are open to
Jordan including a 'review' of ties with Israel.
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