i'm c chehene kobayashi. the u.n. security council has begun consultations amid heated lobbying forand against the application. the council held its first and formal talks on the issue on monday. palestinian leader abbas submitted last friday. the 15 members including the five permanent ones did not appear to have detailed discussions during the one-hour meeting. security council president of lebanon told reporters they will meet again on wednesday. a security council is required to vote on whether or not to issue a resolution recommending full membership for the palestinians. for the resolution to be sent to the general assembly, at least nine of the 15 council members need to vote in favor. and none of the five permanent members can exercise their veto. sources say china and russia are likely to vote for the palestinian bid as are india and brazil. but the united states has vowed to veto the move. the palestinian ambassador to the united nations told reporters that he understands that the procedures take time, but i