Not enough UN support for Palestinian state, admits foreign minister
Riad al-Malki
The Palestinian foreign minister has accepted for the first time there is not enough support in the UN Security Council for recognition of a Palestinian state.
This comes as the Security Council receives a report saying there is no consensus among the 15 members.
Nine votes would be needed for approval, and any of the five permanent members could cast a veto. The US and Israel insist that a Palestinian state must result from negotiations.
Palestinian foreign minister Riad al-Malki said: "It is clear now, with the US counter effort and intervention, that we are not going to have these nine votes."
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