UNITED NATIONS - A key General Assembly committee rejected TaiwanÂ’s bid to join the United Nations on Wednesday, the 15th straight year the island has been thwarted in its attempt to become a member of the world body. The assemblyÂ’s General Committee met behind closed doors, instead of in public, for the first time in years to vote on 167 recommendations for the agenda of the 62nd session, which opened Tuesday, including TaiwanÂ’s membership.
“The General Committee ... decided not to recommend this (Taiwan) item as part of the agenda of the 62nd session,” said Janos Tisovszky, spokesman for the assembly president. He said 25 of the 28 members on the General Committee voted against a proposal “urging the Security Council to process Taiwan’s membership application.” Only three countries, which he did not name, voted in favor. |