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Palestine welcomes African Union efforts to prevent immediate accession of Israel
October 17, 2021

Palestine has welcomed the efforts to prevent the immediate accession of Israel as an observer state in African Union.

In a statement, Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will participate in the summit.

The African Union Executive Council, in  its 39th ordinary session in Addis Ababa has decided to postpone taking a final position regarding granting Israel observer status in the union until the AU summit scheduled for February next year.