EU urges US to reconsider ban on Palestinian officials attending UN assembly
The EU wants the United States to reconsider its decision to deny visas to Palestinian officials seeking to attend next month's UN General Assembly, the bloc's top diplomat said Saturday. "In the light of the existing agreements between the UN and its host state, we all urge for this decision to be reconsidered," Kaja Kallas said following a meeting of EU FMs in Copenhagen.
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- Published Date: 05:14 | 30 August 2025
- Modified Date: 07:32 | 30 August 2025
European Union foreign ministers have urged the United States to reconsider its decision not to allow Palestinian officials to take part in the U.N. General Assembly in New York, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Saturday.
Speaking after a meeting of the ministers in the Danish capital Copenhagen, Kallas also said she had asked EU governments to submit proposals next week for another package of sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine.
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