{"id":449953,"date":"2017-12-25T06:08:44","date_gmt":"2017-12-25T06:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/25\/ghanas-un-rep-justifies-vote-to-reject-trumps-jerusalem-decision\/"},"modified":"2017-12-25T06:08:44","modified_gmt":"2017-12-25T06:08:44","slug":"ghanas-un-rep-justifies-vote-to-reject-trumps-jerusalem-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/25\/ghanas-un-rep-justifies-vote-to-reject-trumps-jerusalem-decision\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana&#8217;s UN rep justifies vote to reject Trump&#8217;s Jerusalem decision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Monday, 25 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>www.ghanaweb.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-12-25<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/32685433.295.jpg\" alt=\"Martha Ama Pobee New\" title=\"Martha Ama Pobee New\" width=\"295\" height=\"166\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Ghana\u2019s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN, Martha Ama Pobee<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125817929577\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817929577\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1514182123_454_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Ghana\u2019s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN, says Ghana\u2019s decision to reject the United States\u2019 intention to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel is in keeping with \u201crelevant UN and AU resolutions\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Martha Ama Pobee believes &#8220;US recognition of Jerusalem undermines prospects of a viable two-state solution and the final status of Jerusalem, to be resolved through negotiations&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana was among 129 countries of the UN General Assembly who decisively backed a resolution effectively calling on the US to withdraw its recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Many Africa countries abstained from the voting process whilst Togo, voted in support of Trump&#8217;s decision.<\/p>\n<p>The impulse of the vote is that any decisions regarding the status of the city are &#8220;null and void&#8221; and must be cancelled.<\/p>\n<p>The non-binding resolution was approved by 128 states, with 35 abstaining and nine others voting against.<\/p>\n<p>Israel, which has many economic interests in Ghana, expressed its disappointment through the Embassy in Ghana and called the decision a \u201cmistaken vote\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The Isreali Embassy in Ghana observed, it \u201cregrets the mistaken vote of Ghana against the State of Israel during the Special United Nation\u2019s (UN) General Assembly sitting on Thursday, 21 December 2017, as the Assembly adopted a resolution regarding Israel\u2019s capital Jerusalem.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It said it was hopeful that Ghana will not repeat \u201csuch mistake\u201d in subsequent motions before the General Assembly.<\/p>\n<p>The voting pattern came as a surprise to many Ghanaians who also wondered what Ghana\u2019s decision considering that the United States and its agencies constantly extend financial and other aids to Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>However, in what appears to a response on the matter on Twitter, Ghana\u2019s representative at the UN stated: \u201cGhana\u2019s vote was informed inter alia, by her long-held position on the conflict and in keeping with relevant UN and AU resolutions. US recognition of Jerusalem undermines prospects of a viable two-state solution and the final status of Jerusalem, to be resolved through negotiations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Replying a question on whether the US will sanction Ghana for voting to reject the resolution, Ambassador Pobee replied: &#8220;Ghana, like many countries that voted for the resolution, maintains excellent relations with the US.  We will continue to engage with the US  at the UN as partners in several other areas where we share common interests for our mutual benefit and for global peace and security.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/81710372.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 38 updated by: 38 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General News of Monday, 25 December 2017 Source: www.ghanaweb.com 2017-12-25 Ghana\u2019s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN, Martha Ama Pobee Ghana\u2019s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN, says Ghana\u2019s decision to reject the United States\u2019 intention to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel is in keeping with \u201crelevant UN and AU resolutions\u201d. 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