RAMALLAH Maillot Julian Draxler Paris Saint Germain , Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ministry said Thursday that "pressure and bullying" by some world powers had caused the delay of a vote for its membership of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).


The Palestinians submitted a request last year to become a member of the UNWTO with its vote slated this week. However, the Israeli media said that the UN body decided on Wednesday to postpone the vote to its future meetings in the next two years.


"Pressure and bullying were used by some world powers to influence the membership process in this phase," said the Palestinian statement, referring to the claims by the Israeli Foreign Ministry that the delayed vote was "a result of Israeli and U.S. pressure."


The statement also said that the Palestinians agreed to postpone the vote as a strategic move to maintain current momentum of international support and hoped to "build on it until the next session."


According to the statement, the Palestinian delegation has realized that the vote during this session held in China would not be successful, so it decided to postpone the vote after consultation with its supporters and friends.


The Palestinian ministry said that the efforts to join the UNWTO will continue Maillot Jese Paris Saint Germain , along with its "battle" to join other UN organizations.


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MOSCOW, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- Russia will become world's second largest gold producer with the launch of a major mining and smelting facility in the Far East, said the press service of the Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East Wednesday.


After the facility was launched by Russia's gold producer Poluys to develop the Natalka gold deposit in the country's Magadan Region, the volume of ore processing will exceed 10 million tons per year Maillot Layvin Kurzawa Paris Saint Germain , while the volume of gold production will be 13 tons per year, which increases the country's gold production by 5 percent, the ministry said.


This will make Russia the second largest gold producer in the world after China, the press service quoted Polyus CEO Pavel Grachev as saying.


Polyus officially launched the first stage of hot commissioning of Natalka on Sept. 5. Full production is expected before the end of 2018.


Natalka is located in the Tenkinskiy District of Magadan Region, about 400 km away from the city of Magadan.


Natalka, initially discovered in 1942 Maillot Lassana Diarra Paris Saint Germain , has the largest gold deposit in Russia, yielding 25 percent of its gold.


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