Vatican says won't co-sponsor Palestinian flag initiative at U.N.

A Palestinian protester holds a Palestinian flag as he walks next to a tear gas canister fired by Israeli troops during clashes at a protest in solidarity with Palestinian detainee Mohammed Allan, in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh, near Ramallah August 14, 2015. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The Vatican on Tuesday asked the Palestinian U.N. mission to remove all references to it from a draft resolution the Palestinians have prepared for the General Assembly calling for the flags of Palestine and the Holy See to fly at the U.N.

The Palestinian draft resolution, which was seen by Reuters, says that the flags of non-member observer states "shall be raised at the United Nations Headquarters and Offices following the flags of the member states of the United Nations."