Publikuar më: 22-12-2017, AFP
By Plator Nesturi
The voting of the UN of a resolution which condemns the decision of president Trump to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, has seriously stirred world diplomacy. Politicians and analysts are divided over this issue and the consequences that Washington’s move could have in the upcoming developments in the Middle East and beyond. But, besides analysis and different viewpoints on the recognition of Israel as the capital, which is a pledge made by three previous US presidents, the issue now relates to the official stances that states will held, because the battle is now taking place in the UN’s seat, where the anti-Trump resolution on the status of Jerusalem was discussed. This is no longer a matter of declarations and stances now. The states decided whether they were in favor of the USA’s decision or in convergence with it.
The US ambassador in the UN was very clear in her declaration about the voting. “The USA will take note of all those countries which will back a resolution which is against the interests of the US”. Her stance was clear and it acts as a warning even for countries which, although they have strategic relations with the US, they flirt with other countries .
What interests us in this clash taking place in the UN is what it’s going to be for Albania after this battlefield, because the vote that was given not only showed Albania’s stance on this issue, but it will also rank it alongside forces which are measuring with each other.
According to the statement made by the ministry of Foreign Affairs, Albania’s stance will be in line with the stance of the European Union. In principle, this will be in line with the declarations made by the EU most senior officials, who have expressed their skepticism, because there are no two Jerusalems, but only one and that its status as capital would hinder the peace process between Israelis and Palestinians. However, despite the Union’s stance, it’s clear that in the UN, Europe didn’t vote like a single unit, but each country voted in an independent manner. And this vote has prompted debates in the respective countries.
Meanwhile, on the other hand, in the Islamic Organization, things are clear. The decision of president Trump for the recognition of Jerusalem as capital has been condemned. The most involved personality in the stance of the Islamic world is Turkish president Erdogan, who, for more than a year now has been critical against the USA, shaking the strategic relations that these two countries have had for decades. Albania has participated in the last conference of the Islamic Organization as a member country of this forum, where it came out with a truly aggressive statement against the decision of the US. In this statement, there are no footnotes specifying Albania’s individual stance regarding the decision taken by the Islamic countries. Now, between the US, EU and Islamic countries, Albania says that it is in line with the EU’s moderate stance. Nevertheless, Albania is against the decision of the US.
But, how will this vote impact Albania and its foreign policy? Its vote against will not have a good impact on the future relations between USA and Albania, but, on the other hand, it will be praised by Erdogan and the Islamic countries. As far as the EU is concerned, the decision does not have any impact on world politics, but only on regional ones, where Albania must only serve uphold stability. What’s more, our country is not an EU member country obliged to rank itself alongside the Union’s actions. It looks like this vote will only cause damages. Let us recall that Kosovo has asked the USA to be part of the process of talks with Serbia, while Serbia has demanded Russia. But, if the support of the US is requested while the country flirts with Erdogan for the vote in the UN, this does nothing else but damages us as a country which acts based on pragmatism and doesn’t know how to tie its political fate with countries which have invested for the stability of this country.
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