23 sept 2011
The application was forwarded to the president of the UN Security Council, hours after UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon received it from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, a UN spokesman said.
The letter was submitted on the sidelines of the 66th General Assembly session Friday.
Nawaf Salam, Lebanese ambassador to the UN, holds the rotating presidency of the Security Council for September.
The council, whose approval is required for new UN membership, will consider the application Sep 26.
Earlier, Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman had said in Tel Aviv that Israel would pull out of talks with Palestine if it goes ahead with its plans to gain UN membership.
Palestine applies for UN membership
Palestine Friday formally applied to the UN for its membership, Xinhua reported.
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The letter was submitted on the sidelines of the 66th General Assembly session Friday.
Nawaf Salam, Lebanese ambassador to the UN, holds the rotating presidency of the Security Council for September.
The council, whose approval is required for new UN membership, will consider the application Sep 26.
Earlier, Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman had said in Tel Aviv that Israel would pull out of talks with Palestine if it goes ahead with its plans to gain UN membership.
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