"Palestine will continue its endeavour to obtain full membership in the U.N.," Abbas added in a statement on Friday
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Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas said that the United Nations General Assembly's backing on Friday of a Palestinian bid to become a full U.N. member supports Palestinian efforts for another vote on the issue by the U.N. Security Council.
"Palestine will continue its endeavour to obtain full membership in the U.N.," Abbas added in a statement on Friday.
(Reporting by Ali Sawafta; Writing by Enas Alashray; Editing by Hugh Lawson)
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