Australia to recognise Palestine at UN General Assembly in Sept, says PM Albanese

FILE - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese gestures during a press conference in Sydney, Australia, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, File)

MOSCOW: Australia will recognise Palestine as a state at the UN General Assembly in September, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday (Aug 11), Sputnik/RIA Novosti reported.

"Australia will recognise the right of the Palestinian people to a state of their own predicated on the commitments Australia has received from the Palestinian Authority," Albanese said, as quoted by the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper.