Abbas in Turkey: I will turn to the UN Security Council once again

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrived in Turkey for an official visit with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday and during a news conference the two leaders held together Abbas said that the Palestinian Authority would once again turn to the UN Security Council in its new formation in order to try to approve the previous approval that was denied.

The Palestinian proposal calls to set a time-table for Israel to disengage from territories Palestinians seek for a future state, bypassing direct negotiations with Israel on the matter.