Foreign Minister of Turkey Ahmet Davutoðlu has expressed disappointment over the fact that Turkey’s ally the United States cast the lone vote on against the endorsement by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) of a report that said Israel’s May 31 effort to stop a flotilla of ships from reaching the Gaza Strip was illegal. The European Union also got its share from Davutoðlu’s resentment as the seven EU member states on the body abstained, joining the US in saying that the text failed to recognise that another flotilla inquiry set up by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon took primacy. Speaking to reporters in Boston following the voting in Geneva Davutoðlu first of all stressed his pleasure over the endorsement of a resolution by the UNHRC. The Council voted 30 to 1, with 15 abstentions, to adopt a resolution sponsored by Pakistan. The text “welcomes” the report by a three-person panel appointed by the Geneva-based council, “endorses the conclusions” and recommends that the UN General Assembly consider further action.
US DISAPPOINTS TURKEY
Foreign Minister of Turkey Ahmet Davutoðlu has expressed disappointment over the fact that Turkey’s ally the United States cast the lone vote on against the endorsement by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) of a report that said Israel’s May 31 effort to stop
