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UN Security Council refers Palestine’s full membership bid to committee

Palestinian Ambassador to the UN Riyad Mansour speaks with the media after a meeting of the Security Council to vote on a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip [File: Andrew Kelly/Reuters]

The United Nations Security Council president has referred the Palestinian Authority’s (PA’s) application for Palestine to become a full member of the world body to its membership committee.

The 15-member committee is expected to make a decision about Palestine’s status this month, said Vanessa Frazier, Malta’s UN ambassador, who also proposed that the committee meet on Monday to consider the application.

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