RAMALLAH, July 28 (Xinhua) -- The Central Committee of Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) announced on Thursday that it backs Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' attitude to approach the United Nations in September to gain a full membership of the state of Palestine.
The central council, which marked the end of a two-day meeting chaired by Abbas in Ramallah is the semi-parliament of the Palestinians in exile and consists of 120 members.
Salim Zanoon, speaker of the Palestinian National Council (PNC), the PLO parliament, read the final statement to reporters saying that the council backs Abbas' attitude to approach the UN.
"The Council fully supports the Palestinian leadership and authorizes it to continue the political and diplomatic moves to go to the UN General Assembly and to the Security Council in September," said Zanoon.
He added that the aim is to gain a full international recognition of the state of Palestine on the territories occupied by Israel in June 1967, adding that the recognition "would enable serious peace talks under international sponsorship."
"We are also seeking to hold an international conference until reaching the implementation of the two-state vision based on the borders of 1967 and implementing the international resolutions, including 194.
Zanoon called on the brothers and friends as well as the lovers of freedom, justice and independence in the world to support and back "this historic event and end the last occupation in the history."
After the direct peace talks with Israel were stalled in October, due to Israel's rejection to freeze settlement, the Palestinians decided to approach the UN and the Security Council to gain a recognition of the state of Palestine.
Israel and the United States oppose the Palestinian decision saying it would undermine the efforts to revive the stalled Middle East peace process.
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