The European Union (EU) urged the US government on Saturday to reverse its decision to block members of the Palestinian Authority (PA) from obtaining visas.

Kaja Kallas, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, remarked during a ministers meeting in Copenhagen that “[i]n light of the existing agreements between the UN and its host state, we all urge for this decision to be reconsidered, considering the international law.”

The request comes ahead of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly later this month at the UN headquarters in New York. France, an EU member state and permanent member of the UN Security Council, announced in July that it will recognize Palestine as a state at the upcoming meeting.

The EU announcement follows a US State Department statem

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