Hailing the historic moment, Palestine's UN envoy Riyad Mansour says Palestinians want to take their rightful place among the community of nations, to be treated as 'equals to other nations and states, to live in freedom and dignity.'
Hailing the historic moment, Palestine's UN envoy Riyad Mansour says Palestinians want to take their rightful place among the community of nations, to be treated as "equals to other nations and states, to live in freedom and dignity."The United Nations Security Council has said that it would decide this month on the Palestine's bid for full UN membership.
Maltese Ambassador Vanessa Frazier, who holds the rotating presidency of the council, said that"the council has decided that this deliberation has to take place during the month of April." The Palestinians, who have had observer status at the world body since 2012, have lobbied for years to gain full membership, which would amount to recognition of Palestinian statehood. Almost 72 percent of UN member states already recognise Palestine as a country.
"All we ask for is to take our rightful place among the community of nations, to be treated as equals — equals to other nations and states, to live in freedom and dignity, in peace and security, in our ancestral land," Mansour said in the General Assembly.
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