The Palestinian Authority wants the United Nations Security Council to vote this month to make it a full member of the world body, the Palestinian UN envoy tells Reuters, a move that can be blocked by the United States.
Riyad Mansour, who has permanent observer status in the UN, tells Reuters that the aim is for the Security Council to make a decision at an April 18 ministerial meeting on the Middle East, but that a vote has yet to be scheduled.
He says a 2011 Palestinian application for full membership was still pending because the 15-member council never made a formal decision.
“The intention is to put the application to a vote in the Security Council this month,” he adds.
An application to become a full UN member needs to be approved by the Security Council — where the United States can cast a veto — and then by at least two-thirds of the 193-member General Assembly.
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