UNITED NATIONS, January 3. /TASS/. The UN Security Council is to hold a high-level meeting on the Palestinian issue on January 23.

"There will be a high-level UNSC meeting on January 23, which will focus on the Palestinian issue as well as the situation in the region," France's permanent representative Nicolas de Riviere told a news conference, as his country took over the UNSC presidency in January.

He hopes that a number of ministers, including those from Middle Eastern countries, will attend.