U.S. told not to block Palestine UN membership bid
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye has called on the U.S. not to block Palestine’s bid for full membership in the UN.
Mr Ishtaye made the call during a meeting with Hady Amr, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Israeli and Palestinian Affairs, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, according to a statement from the prime minister’s office.
“We seek to move the political file again by requesting full membership in the UN in the absence of political initiatives to solve the Palestinian cause,” Mr Ishtaye said, calling on the U.S. not to disrupt the endeavour. “It is necessary to bring the promises of the U.S. administration regarding Palestine into effect and to support the Palestinian approach to request a full UN membership.”
The call came after media reports in Israel that if Palestine’s bid were brought to the UN Security Council, the U.S. would use its veto.
According to the media reports, the U.S. administration urged the Palestinian authorities not to advance the voting process in the UN Security Council.
In 2012, the UN General Assembly granted Palestine a non-member observer status.
(Xinhua/NAN)
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