Liberia's Ministry of Information said on Tuesday that President George Weah intervened to cancel his country's vote against a UN resolution calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

Reuters quoted the ministry as saying that George Weah "has always stood for peace throughout the world."

The Liberian Ministry of Foreign Affairs asked the UN General Assembly to cancel its “no” vote and record a new vote in favor of a ceasefire in Gaza.

The Ministry of Information said that before the vote at the United Nations, Weah wrote to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in November asking him to “exercise (...) restraint and be considerate of civilians who are the real victims of the ongoing crisis.”

Former international football star George Weah is set to step down from his presidential position after losing the election in November.