U.N. says all delegations must be allowed to attend General Assembly after U.S. visa ban on Palestinians

NEW YORK / PNN /

U.N. Secretary-General spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said Friday that all eligible delegations must be enabled to attend next month’s General Assembly meetings in New York, adding that the issue will be discussed with the U.S. State Department.

Responding to Washington’s decision to withhold visas from the Palestinian delegation, Dujarric told reporters the United Nations had learned of the move through media reports and would follow up with the…