The next day, Pakistan's ambassador to the UN, Hussain Haroon wrote to a letter to the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to inform him of the situation and requested that the statement be forwarded to the 193-nation general assembly and the 15-nation security council (UNSC) as a UNSC document.
While every country will be represented at the main general assembly in the autumn, only the well-resourced nations such as the UK or United States will be able to have a representative at the meetings throughout the year.
Diplomats from the two countries, which have both been targeted by the NSA, are leading efforts by a coalition of nations to draft a UN general assembly resolution calling for the right to privacy on the internet.
Visit to the 'State of Palestine' The Vatican and Palestine are both non-voting observer nations in the UN's general assembly, but it has been noted by some as significant that the Vatican's own schedule for the visit refers to Mahmoud Abbas as "president of the State of Palestine".
The contenders are to explain their ideals and intentions in front of representatives from the 193 member nations next month at the UN general assembly and many will also hold unprecedented public debates in New York and London, co-hosted by the Guardian, facing questions from individuals and civil society organisations from around the world.
Once a year, heads of state attend the general assembly for the annual debate.
While general assembly resolutions are non-binding, unlike resolutions of the 15-nation security council, those that enjoy broad international support carry significant moral and political weight.
Yesterday, the general assembly voted to admit Palestine as a state with observer status.
The prime minister will unveil the UK's offer at the United Nations general assembly, before crucial international climate change talks in Paris in December where nations are expected to collectively pledge $100bn£66bnbn) a year by 2020.
Although there is great fanfare around the big gathering of nations each autumn, the discussions that begin at the main general assembly continue throughout the year within six committees.
