The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Prof. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu considered the resolution to admit Palestine as a non-member observer state of the United Nations a historic achievement towards ending the Israeli occupation and the restoration of the legitimate Palestinian rights. He also praised the position of the international community in enhancement of prospects for lasting peace in the region on the basis of the principle of a two-state solution. On this occasion, Ihsanoglu congratulated Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestinian people, stressing that this political victory has irreversibly put on record the right of the Palestinian people to statehood. The Secretary General commended the States that voted in favor of this resolution, stressing the continued support of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation for the Palestinian efforts to end the unjust Israeli occupation and establish the independent State of Palestine with full sovereignty on the 1967 borders and with Jerusalem as its capital.
