Foreign Minister Murray McCully received a short notice invitation yesterday to meet his US counterpart John Kerry in Washington – no doubt a fair bit to do with New Zealand’s position on the Security Council.
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The United Nations Security Council is due to vote on July 29 on a bid for an worldwide tribunal to prosecute those suspected of downing a Malaysian passenger airliner last year in Ukraine, BBC reported on July 25.The vote on the proposal by Malaysia, Australia, the Netherlands, Belgium and Ukraine to create an global tribunal is set for July 29 afternoon. Video footage appears to show Russian-backed rebels rummaging through the plane’s smouldering wreckage just after the crash.
The opposition says Australia and other nations who lost citizens want to see those responsible brought to justice. “I don’t believe a veto should be used to deny justice to the families of those aboard MH17”, Ms Bishop said.
“We are still working through our discussions with the representative from the Russian Federation“. It will be hard to clock all 15 votes from the permanent and non-permanent members of the council, but even nine votes can get the tribunal in place, the report stated.
She has the backing of a majority of UN Security Council members except Russian Federation, which has indicated it will veto the move.
“The UNSC is faced with a critical decision and I am determined to work with the worldwide community to achieve accountability and closure – for the sake of the victims of MH17 and for their loved ones”, Ms Bishop said.
Vladimir Putin has not backed an independent inquiry.
For many of my fellow countrymen, the resolution concerning a tribunal on MH17 is politically motivated and orchestrated along the Anglo-Saxon intelligence network of the “big five eyes”, which includes Australia and others, Willy Wimmer said.
An independent safety investigation has been conducted in line with worldwide Civil Aviation Organisation guidelines.
In the document, Moscow proposed to deepen and broaden worldwide cooperation in the investigation of the tragedy, including the involvement of the UN Secretary General, the envoy stressed.
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The flight MH17 was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it crashed over eastern Ukraine, killing all on board.
