29 August 2025

Committee on Relations with the Host Country

Letter dated 29 August 2025 from the Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the Âé¶¹APP addressed to the Chair of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country

I have the honour to draw your attention to the below.

On 29 August 2025, the United States Department of State issued a statement entitled ¡°Trump Administration Reaffirms Commitment to not Reward Terrorism and Revokes Visas of Palestinian Officials Ahead of UNGA¡± and announced that, ahead of the eightieth session of the General Assembly, the United States will revoke and deny visas for Palestinian Officials attending the session, including the High-Level General Debate from 23 to 29 September 2025, where President Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine, is expected to speak and participate in the session¡¯s meetings.

The State of Palestine urgently requests you, as Chair of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country, to use your good offices, in accordance with the ¡°Agreement Regarding the Headquarters of the Âé¶¹APP¡±, and facilitate the issuance of visas for Palestinian Officials as rapidly as possible.

I should be grateful if you would circulate the present letter to the Bureau of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country and its members and also circulate it as a document of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country.

(Signed) Riyad Mansour

Minister, Permanent Observer

State of Palestine to the Âé¶¹APP


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Document Type: Letter
Document Sources: PLO/Palestine
Country: Palestine (State of)
Subject: Legal issues, PLO/Palestine, Palestine question
Publication Date: 29/08/2025