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Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, Avigdor Lieberman said "a long-term intermediate agreement…could take a few decades," Israeli website Ynetnews reported.
The Mavi Marmara ship was assaulted by Israeli navy commandos in international waters in May. The incident left nine Turkish activists dead and several others injured.
A confederation is an association of sovereign member states, that by treaty have delegated certain of their competences (or powers) to common institutions, in order to coordinate their policies in a number of areas, without constituting a new state on top of the member states. Under international law a confederation respects the sovereignty of its members and its constituting treaty can only be changed by unanimous agreement.
A confederation in modern political terms is a permanent union of sovereign states for common action in relation to other states. Usually created by treaty but often later adopting a common constitution, confederations tend to be established for dealing with critical issues such as defense, foreign affairs or a common currency, with the central government being required to provide support for all members.
Originally posted by jambatrumpet
Just like the US representatives were 'babies' for walking out on the Iranian speech...