Approving the report was a formality. The next step is up to the Palestinians. They could still push for a symbolic vote; they could decide to try again for full UN membership in a few weeks or months; or they could seek status as a non-member observer state, which would upgrade their current position as observer entity. The Palestinians never expected to win at the Security Council. The US had said it would veto the request. They had, however, hoped to muster the nine votes needed to pass a resolution and so expose America as the main obstacle to their bid for UN membership.
批准报告需要一定程序,下一步要看巴勒斯坦怎么办。他们或许继续争取象征性的一票,或许几周或数月后再次申请完全的会员国资格,或许会申请非会员的观察国身份,这将使其目前的地位提升到观察实体的位置。巴勒斯坦从未期待能通过安理会批准,美国表示将投反对票。不过,他们曾希望能争取到9张所需的选票,留下美国成为其申请联合国会员国的主要障碍。
The Mexican Interior Minister Francisco Blake Mora has been killed in a helicopter crash outside Mexico City. Mr Blake Mora was one of President Felipe Calderon's closest political allies and played a leading role in the fight against drugs cartels. This report from Ignacio de los Reyes in Mexico.
墨西哥内政部长Francisco Blake Mora在墨西哥城外直升机坠毁事故中身亡。Blake Mora是总统Felipe Calderon最亲密的政治盟友,在打击毒品托拉斯中发挥领导作用。Ignacio de los Reyes在墨西哥报道。