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South African leader backs Palestinian bid to join UN as a Member State |
21 September 2011 – South African President Jacob Zuma today told the General Assembly that his country supported the intention of the Palestinian Authority to seek full membership of the United Nations as a sovereign State and urged other countries to back the move.
“It is a decisive step towards achieving lasting peace, economic cooperation and prosperity for the millions of people in the Middle East, and urge that it be viewed favourable,” Mr. Zuma said in his speech to the Assembly’s annual general debate.
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Document symbol: GA66_South Africa
Document Type: Press Release, UN news item
Document Sources: General Assembly, United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI), United Nations News Service
Country: South Africa
Subject: PLO/Palestine, Peace proposals and efforts, Statehood-related
Publication Date: 21/09/2011
Document Type: Press Release, UN news item
Document Sources: General Assembly, United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI), United Nations News Service
Country: South Africa
Subject: PLO/Palestine, Peace proposals and efforts, Statehood-related
Publication Date: 21/09/2011