Jordan Regrets U.S. Veto of UN Resolution on Israeli Settlements

By Nayla Razzouk - Feb 20, 2011

Jordan’s Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh said the U.S. veto of a United Nations resolution condemning Israeli settlements in the West Bank as “regretful,” the state news agency Petra reported.

“This is a regretful position as the United States has constantly declared that Israeli settlements are illegal,” he said in an interview with Petra today.

Judeh urged the U.S. to “correct” its position, which he said would encourage Israel to build more settlements and thus jeopardize chances of resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

The U.S. position also harms the “credibility” of the U.S. in its role in the Middle East peace process, he said.

Jordan is an American ally that has signed a peace treaty with Israel and is one of the biggest Middle Eastern recipients of U.S. aid.

Source: Bloomberg.
Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-20/jordan-regrets-u-s-veto-of-un-resolution-on-israeli-settlements.html.