Palestine UN Bid: Obama Asks Bosnia Not To Support Statehood Claim

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina -- Officials say President Barack Obama has urged Bosnia not to support the Palestinian bid for statehood at the U.N. Security Council.

A statement from the cabinet of the Serb member of the country's three-member Presidency said Thursday that U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Philip Reeker personally handed over Obama's letter on Wednesday.

Bosnia ? a non-permanent member of the Security Council ? and its three leaders are currently split over the issue. The Bosniak president supports the Palestinian bid, the Serb member is pro-Israeli and the Croat has not made clear his position.

Each of the three have to support a decision in order for Bosnia to vote, otherwise it must abstain.

The Palestinians claim they already secured eight votes and counted on Bosnia to give them the ninth.

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Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/03/palestine-un-bid-obama_n_1073409.html

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