Palestinians hold off on UN agency membership

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Last Updated : May 21 2013 | 2:21 AM IST
A top official says Palestinians have done all the legal work necessary to join 63 UN agencies, conventions and treaties, but haven't applied yet mainly to give the US peace effort a chance to succeed.
Chief Palestinian peace negotiator Saeb Erekat said today that Palestinians have done "everything" to enable President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry to succeed, and "there is a good opportunity now."
Kerry is heading to the Mideast this week to advance his two-month effort to restart Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.
The UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly in November to upgrade the Palestinians from UN observer to non-voting member state, but have not begun seeking membership for Palestine in UN agencies a move opposed by both Israel and the United States.
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First Published: May 21 2013 | 2:21 AM IST

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