Hyderabad, Sept. 9 -- Belgium has announced it will not issue diplomatic passports to Palestinian officials to enable their participation in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

Belgium's foreign ministry announced a proposal from the Belgian-Palestinian Association (BPA), which suggested that Belgium issue diplomatic passports to Palestinian leaders, including President Mahmoud Abbas, after the US administration refused to grant entry visas to the Palestinian delegation.

According to a report by Anadolu, the Belgian authorities clarified that diplomatic passports can't be issued to Palestinian officials due to the Consular Code of 2014. The code doesn't allow the European nation to issue diplomatic passports to non-Belgians.

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