The United Nations Security Council should recognize a Palestinian Authority (PA) state by a certain deadline even if an agreement is not reached with the Israelis, Haaretz reported EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana as saying on Saturday. "After a fixed deadline, a U.N. Security Council resolution should proclaim the adoption of the two-state solution," Solana said. He repeated the call Sunday afternoon at a London gathering on the peace process.
He added that the proclamation should include border parameters, refugees, control over the city of Jerusalem and security arrangements. "It would accept the Palestinian state as a full member of the U.N., and set a calendar for implementation. It would mandate the resolution of other remaining territorial disputes and legitimize the end of claims," said Solana.