U.S. President Barack Obama told Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas that America will veto any Security Council move to recognize a Palestinian state At the same time Obama reiterated his commitment to the establishment of a Palestinian state as part of a two state solution but stressed the United Nations is not the right venue to achieve this goal, Palestinian envoy to the U.S. Maen Rashi Erekat said. The two met after Obama delivered a speech at the General Assembly. It was the first time the two had met since February.
