UN chief ‘deeply regrets’ US visa refusal to Abbas for annual meeting

NEW YORK: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres “deeply regrets” Washington’s decision to deny a visa for the second year running to Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, a UN spokesman said Friday, preventing him for attending the UN General Assembly. The US State Department said Thursday it was refusing to grant visas to Abbas and other Palestinian officials for next week’s assembly. Only members of the Palestinian mission to the UN will be able to attend the meeting, which begins Tuesday. “The Se

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