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Indonesia welcomes UN resolution on illegal Israeli settlement
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A Palestinian boy sits in the yard of his house, behind him is the Israeli housing development, Har Homa, in east Jerusalem, Sept. 21, 2009. (AP/Bernat Armangue)
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ndonesia has welcomed the UN Security Council's resolution approved on Friday at UN headquarters in New York on an illegal Israeli settlement on Palestinian territory.
In a statement released by Indonesian Foreign Affairs Ministry on Saturday, the Indonesian government accepted the resolution, which was approved without veto.
Fourteen member countries supported the resolution while the US abstained.
(Read also: Israel's Netanyahu lashes out at Obama over UN vote)
The statement said the resolution showed success and leadership of the UN Security Council to solve conflict between Israel and Palestine.
The resolution stated that the settlement on Palestinian territory had no legal basis and was a violation of international laws.
The government said the resolution was decided in high time amid the shifting of international attention on Palestinian issues among global agendas.
Indonesia supported the resolution, calling on the two countries along with international communities to start negation again. Along with international communities, Indonesia supported the peace process between Palestine and Israel. (jun)
