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Palestine will continue to obtain full UN membership, says Abbas

27 September 2012 22:05 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told the UN General Assembly on Thursday that Palestine will continue to obtain full membership at the UN and that it has already begun intensive consultations with regional organizations and member states, APA reports quoting Xinhua.

"In order to enhance the chances of peace, we will continue our efforts to obtain full membership for Palestine at the United Nations," he said.

Abbas told the General Assembly that his country has begun " intensive consultations" with various regional organizations and member states aimed at "having the General Assembly adopt a resolution considering the State of Palestine as a non-member state of the UN during this session."

"We are confident that the vast majority of the countries of the world support out endeavor aimed at salvaging the chances for a just peace," he said.