Saturday, September 24, 2011

Arab League Head Rallies Support for UN Bid

Palestine News & Info Agency - WAFA

CAIRO, September 24, 2011 (WAFA) –Arab League Secretary-General Nabil el-Araby met with international leaders on Friday in an attempt to rally support and votes for the Palestinian request for full United Nations membership of a Palestinian state, according to a statement issued Saturday by the Arab League.

El-Araby met with President of Kyrgyzstan, Roza Otunbayeva, along with the Spanish, Norwegian; Swedish, and Kazakhstan foreign ministers, said the statement.

He stressed in his meetings the importance of accepting a Palestinian state based on 1967 borders and East Jerusalem as its capital as full UN member state.

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