The American proposal will not end the old debates.
Also under discussion here is an American proposal to give the organization authority to monitor the exercise of democracy in the region.
Since most countries grant majority between 15 and 18, the 1986 text went further than the American proposal, many experts say.
American proposals call on Palestinians to take strong steps to fight terrorism.
The chancellor has been much cooler on the American proposal for a national missile defense system.
But such exporting of labor is not covered by the American proposal.
But there is another way of looking at what the American proposal would mean.
The American proposal has not been made public, but several administration officials described it.
Under the American proposal, the peace conference would have several phases.
The defeat of the American proposal hardly puts the issue to rest.