NEW YORK: Russia on Sunday circulated a draft resolution to the UN Security Council urging all parties involved in the escalating conflict in the Middle East to immediately halt military activities and return to negotiations, according to a text seen by Arab News.
The draft, distributed to the 15-member council, calls for an end to further escalation and condemns attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure amid intensifying regional tensions.
The proposed resolution reaffirms the principles of the UN Charter and recalls Article 2(4), which prohibits the use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state.
Without naming any of the parties, the draft expresses “deep concern over the current military escalation in the Middle East and beyond” and mourns the loss of life resulting from the ongoing hostilities.
The draft urges all parties to “immediately stop their military activities and refrain from further escalation in the Middle East and beyond.”
