"There is no specific date for the voting yet," he said, noting that the negotiations are underway.
The draft resolution on the creation of the Palestinian state was submitted to the UN Security Council on December 17. The resolution sets a deadline of 12 months since the document is approved for the removal of the Israeli forces from Palestinian territories.
Earlier on Monday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the aspirations of Palestinians to gain international recognition and obtain statehood are supported by Russia. Russia and China are the only members of the UN Security Council, who have given full diplomatic state recognition to the Palestinians.
In November, 2012, the Palestinian Authority obtained non-member observer nation status at the United Nations.
Currently 135 countries recognize the Palestinian Authority as a sovereign state.
