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Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York
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Speaking at a Headquarters news conference, Ion Botnaru, Director of General Assembly and Economic and Social Council Affairs in the Department for General Assembly and Conference Management …
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… On 29 and 30 November, the question of Palestine and the situation in the Middle East in the General Assembly would be taken up. …
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To a question on whether there were enough countries co-sponsoring the Palestinian request for upgraded membership, Mr. Botnaru said his office would address that issue only after a draft resolution was tabled with the Secretariat. States must first negotiate the issue, issue an “L” document and collect sponsors. Then, at the request of the sponsors, a plenary meeting would be scheduled. He said a draft text could emerge when the Assembly considered the question of Palestine and the Middle East. But generally, it was too early to answer the question.
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For information media • not an official record
Document Type: Press Conference, Transcript
Document Sources: General Assembly, United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI)
Subject: Middle East situation, PLO/Palestine, Palestine question, Statehood-related
Publication Date: 09/11/2012