Arab League discusses Palestinian statehood

Representatives of the Arab League have met in Qatar to discuss the Palestinian Authority’s application to the United Nations for official recognition as a Palestinian state.

Wednesday’s meeting in Doha, the Qatari capital, came before the UN General Assembly meeting in September.

Saeb Erekat, the Palestinian negotiator, said the application was a positive development for the peace process.

“Our request for UN permanent membership for the Palestinian State with 1967 borders and capital as Jerusalem doesn’t aim any kind of confrontation or conflict but it is only to maintain the option of two states and to preserve the peace process,” Erekat said.

He spoke after meeting Arab League representatives including the foreign ministers of Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Morocco, the UAE, Syria and Qatar.