Tunisia .. Diplomats talk about American pressure to exempt its Security Council delegate

International diplomatic sources revealed that Tunisia's decision to exempt its delegate to the UN Security Council, Moncef Al-Baati, came after American pressure on Tunisia due to a draft resolution distributed by Al-Baati and the Indonesian delegate to the council in rejection of the American peace plan, while the Tunisian Foreign Ministry announced that the delegate's exemption was due to "poor performance and lack of coordination" with it In matters I described the task.

The French Press Agency quoted a diplomatic source at the United Nations as saying that Al-Ba’ati’s duties had been ended because of his stance on a Palestinian draft resolution condemning the American peace plan, and the source added that Al-Ba’ati “went further than the Tunisian authorities wanted in the Middle East file and gave great support to the Palestinians threatening Corrupting relations between Tunisia and the United States. "

The agency noted that Tunisia suddenly recalled its UN delegate, and on Thursday, Thursday, it did not participate in a Security Council meeting attended by the godfather of its peace plan, Jared Kushner (the president's adviser and son-in-law).

The official version
On the other hand, the Tunisian Foreign Ministry said that the decision to exempt the ambassador is due to purely professional considerations related to poor performance and the absence of coordination and interaction with the ministry.

A ministry statement added that Tunisia's non-permanent membership in the Security Council requires permanent consultation and prior coordination with the ministry, in line with principled positions and preserving the country's interests.

The Tunisian presidency announced yesterday in a statement that it intends to present a draft resolution to the UN Security Council as a non-permanent member of the Security Council between 2020 and 2021.

In a statement - after a phone call between President Qais Said and his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas - the presidency added that Tunisia will present the draft resolution after consulting with Arab countries and countries supporting the Palestinian cause.

Three diplomats
The American Foreign Policy magazine quoted three diplomats as saying that Tunisia had suddenly excused its delegate after leading diplomatic moves to submit a draft resolution to the Security Council that considered the Trump administration's plan for Middle East peace a violation of international law.

Two of the aforementioned diplomats revealed to the American magazine that the Tunisian president dismissed Al-Baati - who had only been in office for five months - after a complaint from Washington, and Foreign Policy added that the Tunisian president's decision is an attempt by him to avoid a major blow in his country's relationship with the United States at the beginning of his presidential term. .

A diplomat at the United Nations mentioned to the magazine that the Tunisian delegate to the Security Council participated in a meeting of the Security Council Thursday morning, and told the attendees that he would return to Tunisia before the end of the same day, and the international diplomat indicated that everyone was shocked because Al-Baati was one of the most respected diplomats in the international organization and within his government .

Prank and shock
The same spokesman added that the statement that the exemption of El-Baati was due to his unprofessionalism was "just a joke" and considered that the exemption decision undermined Tunisia's credibility.

Belgium's international delegate, Mark Buxstein, whose country chairs the Security Council this month, expressed his deep shock at the exemption of Ba’ati from his duties.

These developments come in the context of a major diplomatic movement within the corridors of the United Nations, in preparation for a meeting of the Security Council in which the Palestinian President will participate, and who is expected to condemn the American peace plan and provide a substitute for it.

Foreign Policy indicated that it is expected that Abbas will accompany his visit to New York, former Israeli President Ehud Olmert, who expressed his objection to the American peace plan, which was supported by Tel Aviv.

It is noteworthy that Trump announced on January 28 his plan for peace between the Palestinians and Israelis, and included the establishment of a Palestinian state in the form of an archipelago connected by bridges and tunnels controlled by Israel, and its capital to be built on parts of East Jerusalem, while making occupied Jerusalem the capital of Israel.