Almost All Permanent Members Of The UN DK Admit To The State Of Palestine, Indonesia: Significant Progress

Illustration of the State of Palestine. (Source: UN Photo/Manuel Elvis)

JAKARTA - The Government of the Republic of Indonesia through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs assesses that the full membership plan of the United Nations for Palestine is progressing significantly, with only one country not yet recognizing the Palestinian State, following Britain's plan to recognize the country's status next September.

In his upload on social media, the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs wrote, Indonesia welcomes Britain's plan to recognize the Palestinian State in September.

"Almost all permanent members of the UN Security Council - except for one - have recognized the Palestinian State. This is a significant progress towards full Palestinian membership at the United Nations," the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs tweeted on social media X, as quoted Wednesday, July 30.

Earlier, Britain's prime minister on Tuesday said his country would recognize the Palestinian State ahead of the UN General Assembly in September, if Israel continued to block humanitarian aid from entering the Gaza Strip and continued to launch military operations in the Palestinian enclave.

"The right of the Palestinian people to determine their own destiny and establish a state is a right that cannot be revoked according to international law. Recognition must not be accompanied by conditions," said the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

"Indonesia calls on all countries to follow Britain's steps and provide unconditional recognition to the independent and sovereign Palestinian State, with the 1967 border and East Jerusalem as its capital, in accordance with the principles of the Two-State Solution," added the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Separately, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, Arrmanatha Nasir, on Monday urged that Veto rights not be used to prevent full Palestinian membership in the United Nations (UN).

He conveyed this when he participated in the series "High Level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution" which was held at the United Nations Headquarters, New York, United States on July 28-30.

"We must ensure that the momentum in realizing the solution of the two countries is maintained after the conference, including not vetoing the full membership of the Palestinian State at the United Nations," said Deputy Foreign Minister Tata, as he is familiarly called.

Last January, Deputy Foreign Minister Tata said UN DK should be able to affirm its relevance, calling for a halt in the midst of increasingly complex global situations, while attending the UN DK open session discussing Middle East and Palestinian issues at the United Nations Headquarters.

In the midst of an increasingly complex global situation, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia called for, especially the permanent member state of the UN DK, to stop the deadlock and encourage the reform of UN DK.

Last year, China as a member of the UN DK and owner of Veto Rights, through Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin urged relevant countries not to create barriers to Palestinian membership in the United Nations (UN), not to continue to oppose the international community, international justice and human conscience, quoted from Xinhua.

It is known that permanent members of the UN Security Council with Veto rights consist of China, France, Russia, Britain, and the United States.

Britain's announcement follows last week's announcement by President Emmanuel Macron, who said France would recognize the Palestinian State at the UN General Assembly in September.

Meanwhile, Russia and China have already recognized the status of the Palestinian State. So far, at least 143 countries from 193 UN member states have recognized the State of Palestine.