History will remember the US actions against Palestine's accession to the UN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said at a briefing on Friday.
“In 2011, Palestine already submitted an application (to join the UN - ed.), then the UN Security Council suspended the decision due to opposition from the United States. Now, 13 years later, again due to the US veto, Palestine’s application to join the organization was rejected, the decades-old dream of the Palestinian people was mercilessly destroyed. History and the people of the world will remember these actions of the United States in defiance of all," Lin said.
He added that "the international community must fully implement the relevant UNGA resolutions, respect the aspirations of the Palestinian people, return to the right path of adhering to the principle of two-state solution, and create an independent Palestinian state as soon as possible."
The diplomat stressed that China wholeheartedly supports the establishment of Palestine as a full-fledged state.
Right now Palestine is a “Permanent Observer State” at the UN, while Israel has enjoyed full membership since the late 1940s when the Jewish state was established.
Russia fully supports the two-state solution as the only way to end violence in the region.