Amid mounting frustration with the stalled peace process, the Palestinians say they will ask the UN Security Council to recognise their independence. Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat said, a they have reached a decision to go to the UN Security Council to ask for recognition of an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital and with June 1967 borders. He said support will be sought from EU countries ,Russia and other countries for the measure.<br/>Erakat's comments came amid growing frustration among the Palestinians with so-far ineffective US efforts to relaunch peace negotiations with Israel that were suspended during the Gaza Strip war at the turn of the year.