The reaction of the foreign minister to the Palestinian president's visa was revoked by the US before the United Nations session
Jakarta – Sugiono, Foreign Minister (Foreign Affairs), responded to the recall of Palestinian President’s Visa Mahmoud Abbas and delegates by the US government (US) government before the UN General Assembly in New York. Sugiono said the move was the area of the US government. “I think one is the domain of America in the context of giving a visa,” Sugiono said Friday (9/19/2025) Sugiono. Browse to continue with the content Sugiono revealed that the problem was discussed at an emergency meeting of Islamic Cooperation Organizations (OKI) in Doha, Qatar, followed by Sugiono. According to him, OKI member states encourage and try to give a visa. “Yesterday when there were several votes to try in Doha, so that the visa could be given to some delegates yesterday, he said it was not given,” Sugiono said. As is known, the US said they did not allow Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to travel to New York to attend the UN General Assembly, where several American allies would recognize the Palestinian state. President Donald Trump’s administration, as reported by Reuters and Al Arabiya, on Saturday (30/8), rejected visas and recalled for Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) and Palestinian authority, based in the West Bank, before the UN General Assembly “. A US Department of Foreign Affairs official, who refused to be mentioned, said that Abbas and about 80 other Palestinians were affected by the decision announced on Friday (29/8) local time. Nevertheless, the UN General Meeting decided to allow Mahmud Abbas to deliver a speech via video connection. “The Palestinian state can send a statement from the president who was previously included, who will be played in the general courtroom,” the United Nations statement reported on Friday (19/9) by the AFP news agency. (FCA/AZH)