, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- The Security Council has postponed a vote on a draft resolution demanding a 30-day ceasefire across till noon on Saturday, said Kuwaiti ambassador to the United Nations Mansour Al-Otaibi.

Otaibi, who is president of the Security Council for February, said the council members failed to reach consensus on Friday after rounds of closed-door consultations.

He said the council members were very close to consensus.

The vote was originally scheduled for 11 a.m. EST (1600 GMT) Friday.