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5 Oct, 2011

Abbas to Europe, Latin America over UN statehood bid – Jordan Times

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas flew to Europe on Tuesday to kick off a week-long tour which will also take him to Latin America to shore up support for his UN membership bid, Agence France-Presse reported.

The UN membership request, which Abbas formally presented to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on September 23, is being studied by the 15-member Security Council, which is expected to vote on it in the coming weeks.

The move is strongly opposed by both Israel and the United States, which say a Palestinian state can only emerge through bilateral negotiations.

via Abbas to Europe, Latin America over UN statehood bid | Jordan Times.