EXTRA Turkey: UN members 'not intimidated' by US 'bullying' on Jerusalem

New York (dpa) - UN member states are "not intimidated" by President Trump‘s threats to withdraw funding if they vote against the United States on Jerusalem in the UN General Assembly, Turkey‘s UN ambassador Mevlut Cavusoglu said.He called Trump‘s comments ahead of the vote "bullying" and said the US was mistaken "to think the words and dignity of member states are for sale.""You can be strong but this doesn‘t make you right," Cavusoglu added.Riyad al Malki, Palestinian UN ambassador, said the resolution was "not because of any animosity towards the United States" but a reaction to the "aggression" of Trump‘s decision to move the US embassy.dpa hct rmo