United Nations ? The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday unanimously endorsed the so-called road map to a permanent two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict.

The stalled peace plan was drafted by Russia, the United States, the United Nations and the European Union and aims to end more than two years of Mideast violence and establish a Palestinian state by 2005.

The resolution unanimously adopted by the Security Council calls on the parties to “fulfill their obligations under the road map in cooperation with the Quartet and to achieve the vision of two states living side by side in peace and security.”

Russia initially circulated the resolution Oct. 30, but a vote was delayed because the United States said there was no Palestinian government to enact the peace plan.

Following last week’s confirmation of Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmad Qurei, Moscow pushed the resolution again, but adoption was delayed because the United States sought to include strong language against terrorist groups attacking Israeli civilians. In all recent Mideast resolutions, Washington has insisted on naming Hamas, Islamic Jihad and the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade.