Palestine participation – Opening of GA 60th session – Verbatim record (excerpts)

  Official Records

 General Assembly
Sixtieth session

1 st plenary meeting
Tuesday, 13 September 2005, 4 p.m.
New York

    The meeting was called to order at 5.40 p.m.

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Palestine participation in the work of the General Assembly

 The President : I should also like to draw the attention of representatives to a matter concerning the participation of Palestine, in its capacity as observer, in the sessions and work of the General Assembly.

  In accordance with General Assembly resolutions 3237 (XXIX) of 22 November 1974, 43/177 of 15 December 1988 and 52/250 of 7 July 1998, and the note by the Secretary-General contained in document A/52/1002, Palestine, in its capacity as observer, will participate in the work of the sixtieth session of the General Assembly with no further need for a precursory explanation prior to any intervention.

  The meeting rose at 6 p.m.

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