On Monday, April 8, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) requested that its membership committee evaluate the Palestinian Authority (PA)’s application to become a full UN member, as reported by various media sources, including Reuters .
Notably, Malta’s UN Ambassador Vanessa Frazier suggested that the committee convene on Monday afternoon to assess the application, adding that discussions had to take place this month. Malta is president of the Security Council for April.
“The committee has to deliberate within the month of April,” Frazier told reporters prior to the meeting. The UNSC met in private earlier on Monday to discuss the letter from the PA requesting renewed consideration of their application.
“We sincerely hope after 12 years since we change our status to an observer state, that the Security Council will elevate itself to implementing the global consensus on the two state solution by admitting the state of Palestine for […]
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