Palestine: EU Calls on United States to Allow Mahmoud Abbas and His Delegation to Attend UN General Assembly
According to Le Monde, only representatives of the Palestinian UN mission would be able to participate in the annual session, which begins Tuesday, unless Washington changes its position.
The European Union has called on the United States to authorize Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and his delegation to attend the UN General Assembly, according to information reported by Le Monde.
According to these sources, only representatives of the Palestinian mission to the United Nations would be able to participate in the annual event, which begins Tuesday, without broader American authorization.
Le Monde notes that this situation would limit the Palestinian presence at this high-level session of the General Assembly, a major diplomatic gathering that brings together world leaders from around the globe to New York each year.
The United States, as the host country of the UN headquarters, has the power to decide on issuing the visas necessary for foreign delegations to participate in these sessions.
No further details about the reasons cited by Washington or any possible American response to the European request are available at this time.
Sources
- Palestine : l’UE demande aux Etats-Unis d’autoriser Mahmoud Abbas et sa délégation à assister à l’Assemblée générale de l’ONU — Le Monde — Une
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