In a speech she delivered before the United Nations General Assembly, in which
she opened the current session of the Assembly, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff called for Palestine to be accepted as a full
In a speech she delivered before the United Nations General Assembly, in which
she opened the current session of the Assembly, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff called for Palestine to be accepted as a full member of
the international organization. Rousseff said in her speech: “Only a free and sovereign Palestinian state
will be able to fulfill what Israel aspires to in terms of peace and security within its borders
and political stability in its neighbourhood.”
It is noteworthy that Brazil, which holds a seat in the Security Council, is one of the countries that recognized a Palestinian state.
The Brazilian President went on to say: "Like the majority of member states in the General Assembly,
we believe that the time has come for Palestine to be fully represented here as a full member
of the international organization."
With this position, Brazil opposes the American position that seeks to deprive the Palestinians
of obtaining the support of nine of the 15 member states of the Security Council in order to put
their request to a vote in the Council.
Diplomats say that it is not guaranteed that the Palestinians will gain the support of nine
countries, but if that happens, the Americans will be forced to use their veto power to abort the
Palestinian request, as they explained previously. member of
the international organization. Rousseff said in her speech: “Only a free and sovereign Palestinian state
will be able to fulfill what Israel aspires to in terms of peace and security within its borders
and political stability in its neighbourhood.”
It is noteworthy that Brazil, which holds a seat in the Security Council, is one of the countries that recognized a Palestinian state.
The Brazilian President went on to say: "Like the majority of member states in the General Assembly,
we believe that the time has come for Palestine to be fully represented here as a full member
of the international organization."
With this position, Brazil opposes the American position that seeks to deprive the Palestinians
of obtaining the support of nine of the 15 member states of the Security Council in order to put
their request to a vote in the Council.
Diplomats say that it is not guaranteed that the Palestinians will gain the support of nine
countries, but if that happens, the Americans will be forced to use their veto power to abort the
Palestinian request, as they explained previously.