巴勒斯坦官员说，巴勒斯坦人下星期将向联合国递交申请，寻求联合国承认巴勒斯坦国。与此同时，西方外交特使们继续努力重启以色列、巴勒斯坦和平谈判。
巴勒斯坦民族权力机构外长马勒基星期四说，巴勒斯坦民族权力机构主席阿巴斯将于9月23日联合国在纽约召开大会时提出申请。
目前还不清楚，阿巴斯是否寻求联合国安理会批准独立巴勒斯坦国的联合国成员国地位，还是寻求稍低一级的非成员国地位。
不过，申请联合国成员国地位有可能遭到安理会五个常任理事国中一个国家的否决。美国曾反对巴勒斯坦人的计划，并表示将行使否决权。要获得非成员国地位只需要193个成员的联合国大会的简单多数赞同即可。
A Palestinian official says the Palestinians will present their bid next week for state recognition at the United Nations, as Western envoys continue to push for a revival of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.
Foreign Minister Riad al-Malki said Thursday that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will submit the application on September 23, as the U.N. General Assembly meets in New York.
It is not clear if Mr. Abbas will seek U.N. Security Council approval of U.N. member status for an independent Palestine, or instead seek lesser ‘non-member’ status within the world body.
A bid for full membership would be subject to a veto by one of the five permanent members of the Security Council, including the U.S., which has opposed the Palestinian plan and said it would use its veto power. Achieving non-member status requires only a simple majority in the 193-member General Assembly.