Abbas continuing to chip away at gaining forms of recognition for Palestine, among other international bodies.

According to 'The Voice of Russia' (don't know anything much about this news source) the PA have now been granted 'partnership of democracy' status (which grants the right to attend meetings, but not to vote) by PACE, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

http://english.ruvr.ru/2011/10/08/58387041.html


Abbas speech at PACE here (scroll down):
http://assembly.coe.int/defaultE.asp