Palestinian leader seeks Turkey’s support for recognition September 22, 2012 - 13:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas visited Turkey Friday, Sept 21, to seek grounds for the recognition of Palestine as a non-member state within its 1967 borders at the upcoming 67th session of the UN General Assembly, Hürriyet Daily News reported. While visiting Ankara, Abbas met with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The Palestinians are currently a UN observer “entity” with no voting rights. A simple majority vote in the 193-member assembly would be enough to grant Palestinians non-member observer status, bypassing the Security Council, where the U.S. has previously threatened to veto the bid. The Palestinian leader consulted with Turkey on the content of its request and about when would be the best time to press for a vote, since Washington is pressuring the Palestinian leadership to postpone its upgrade plans until after the U.S. elections in November. Abbas will leave Turkey and head to New York on Sept 23.   Top stories Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
