US Denies Visa to Palestinian Leader Abbas for UN General Assembly
Washington has again refused a visa allowing Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to attend next week's UN General Assembly session in New York, a source familiar with the matter said.
The United States has denied Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas a visa to attend next week's United Nations General Assembly session in New York, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
The decision means Abbas will again be unable to personally address the annual gathering of world leaders, according to the source.
Separately, the US State Department said it would deny visas to other Palestinian officials, citing what it described as failures to reform and actions it said undermined prospects for peace.
The State Department did not provide further detail in the statement cited, and it was not immediately clear which specific officials or actions were referenced.
The move comes amid ongoing tensions between Washington and Palestinian leadership over the path toward a resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Neither the Palestinian Authority nor the United Nations immediately responded to the reported decision, according to the source.
Sources
- US again denies Palestinian leader visa for UN General Assembly — France 24 — English
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