Saudi Arabia officially rejects term on UN Security Council

November 13, 2013 10:02

Saudi Arabia, in an unprecedented moved, formally rejected on Tuesday its two-year term on the UN Security Council, clearing the way for Jordan to take the seat as a replacement, Xinhua reported.

The Middle East power had previously decried the 15-member council's ineffectiveness in dealing with world affairs, notably the Syrian crisis and Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

In a letter Tuesday from Saudi Arabian permanent representative to the United Nations headquarters in New York, Ambassador Abdallah al-Mouallimi officially served notice on the world organisation.

The move came after the Saudi foreign ministry issued a statement Oct 18 declining the position, one day after the 193-member UN General Assembly elected the country for a two-year council term starting Jan 1

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