NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–23 September 2011. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas today submitted an application for Palestine to become a United Nations Member State.
Mr. Abbas handed over an application to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at UN Headquarters in New York this morning. Palestine currently has observer status at the UN.
According to the provisions of the UN Charter, the Secretary-General is tasked with verifying any letter requesting UN membership, after which he sends it to the Security…
