EU warned Palestinian Authority of negative costs of UN bid

(JPost) The European Union is advising the Palestinian Authority to “be careful” regarding its stated plan to ask the UN for non-member state observer status at its General Assembly, Deputy Greek Foreign Minister Dimitris Kourkoulas said Wednesday.

Kourkoulas, on a one day trip to Israel where he met his counterpart Danny Ayalon and National Security Adviser Yaakov Amidror, told The Jerusalem Post that while there has not been any formal EU discussion on the matter, informal deliberations are ongoing.

“The EU is advising them to be careful, but the decision is theirs,” he said. Asked what the Palestinians should be careful about, he replied “the possible negative consequences of their decision.” [...]

The 27 EU states split on that vote, with five countries voting against the move, 11 voting for, and another 11 abstaining.

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