Brussels, 20/09/2011 (Agence Europe) - The president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, is expected, on Friday 23 September, to officially submit a request for the Palestinian state to become a member of the United Nations. The EU “noted” this on Saturday 17 September. According to Maja Kocijancic, the spokesperson for Catherine Ashton, the EU high representative for foreign affairs said it was necessary to look at the details and the timetable of the request, and that coming...