Newly appointed Foreign Minister Gerry Brownlee was “still trying to find the right language” when he claimed a New Zealand-sponsored United Nations Security Council Resolution on Israel was “premature”.
But Prime Minister Bill English says he is confident Brownlee is clear on New Zealand’s position now, and it had not changed since the Government pushed through a controversial resolution, condemning Israeli settlements on Palestinian land.
At his post-Cabinet press conference, English said Brownlee was “still getting familiar” with the language used by his predecessor Murray McCully, who authorised New Zealand’s UN representatives to co-sponsor Resolution 2334, late last year.
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