US envoy says full UN membership won’t help Palestinians with statehood

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US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield says, 'We do not see that doing a resolution in the Security Council will necessarily get us to a place where we can find... a two-state solution moving forward'

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Thomas-Greenfield made the comments at a news conference in Seoul, after being asked whether the United States was open to recognize the request by the Palestinian Authority to have full U.N. membership. The Palestinian Authority is expected to push the 15-member Security Council to vote, as early as Thursday, on a draft resolution recommending it become a full member of the world body, diplomats said. Security Council member Algeria circulated a draft text late on Tuesday.

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