CANBERRA, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Australia will formally recognize a Palestinian state at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in September, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced on Monday.
Speaking at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra alongside Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong, Albanese said that Australia will recognize the "right" of the Palestinian people to a "state of their own."
"A two-state solution is humanity's best hope to break the cycle of violence in the Middle East and to bring an end to the conflict, suffering and starvation in Gaza," he said.
Albanese said that his cabinet met on Monday morning and endorsed the move to recognize Palestinian statehood as part of a "coordinated global effort" building momentum for a two-state solution. ■
