Palestinian President’s Office Says US Decision To Revoke His Visa Will ‘Increase Tension And Escalation’

Ramallah, the West Bank (AP) – Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas’s office on Saturday, the US government, the UN’s main -year meeting to appear and an international conference to reversed the decision to reversed the decision to cancel the visa. Creating the Palestinian state.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Friday that Abbas and other 80 officials canceled the next month before the UN General Assembly before the annual senior meeting. Abbas has addressed the General Assembly for years and is often leading the Palestinian delegation.

Nabil Abu Rudeineh, a spokesman for the Palestinian Presidency, told the Associated Press in Ramallah on Saturday, “We call on the US administration to reverse the decision. This decision will only increase tension and climb,” he said.

“We have been in contact with Arab and foreign countries since yesterday, especially those related to this issue. This effort will continue during the hour,” he said.

He called on other countries to put pressure on the Trump administration to reversed the decision, especially the countries that organized a high -level conference on 22 September, two -state solution For the Middle East. It is home to France and Saudi Arabia.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot protested access to the UN General Assembly and said he would discuss the issue with EU colleagues.

On Saturday, the United Nations Headquarters, a neutrality, a refuge, is a refuge in the peace where the conflicts are resolved, ”he said. “UN General Assembly… It cannot take any restrictions on access.”

Abu Rudeineh also called for Israel’s attack in Gaza and the rise in the West Bank, because none of this will lead to any solution ”.

The Trump administration took a few steps to target Palestinians with visa restrictions.

“In our statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said,” In our national security interests, the PLO (Palestinian Liberation Organization) and PA (Palestinian authority) is responsible for not complying with their commitments and undermining their expectations of peace. ” He said.

The Palestinian authority condemned the visa withdrawal as a violation of US commitments as the host country of the United Nations. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the World Organ will look for a statement from the Foreign Ministry.

Sylvie Corbet in Paris contributed.