Reporters were informed on August 29 that U.S. State Department officials said U.S. visas for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and 80 other Pakistani officials had been revoked.

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Earlier that day, the U.S. State Department said it would refuse to issue and cancel visas for members of the Palestinian Liberation Organization and the Palestinian National Authority before the United Nations General Assembly in September.This restriction meant that Palestinian President Abbas, the president of the Palestinian National Authority, would most likely not be able to go to New York to attend the UN General Assembly and deliver a speech as in previous years.

US cancels visa for Palestinian leader in violation of international law

¡÷ Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (data map) CCTV news report

On August 29 local time, the office of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas expressed "deep regret and shock" at the US decision to deny visas to Palestinian officials who plan to attend next month's UN General Assembly.

The office said the decision violated international law and the UN headquarters agreement, calling on the United States to reconsider and withdraw the move, and reiterated Palestinian commitment to international law, UN resolutions and all peace obligations.

Source: CCTV news client side