The ambassador was responding to the Palestinian government`s plan to declare the country`s independence in Summer 2011.
"As stated in our constitution, independence is the right of every nation. Indonesia fully supports Palestine`s plan to soon declare its freedom from Israel," the ambassador said here on Tuesday.
He said the independence of Palestine should be made as every nation`s interest as it is an important move towards a more peaceful world.
Last 2010, several countries in Latin America namely Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay had acknowledged Palestine as a state. Other Latin American nations that have already taken the step are Costa Rica, Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela.
A senior Palestinian official said Saturday that he had received a promise from France that it will in September recognize a Palestinian state on the territories occupied by Israel in 1967.
Palestinian negotiator Nabil Shaath, who wrapped up a visit to Paris on Saturday, told Xinhua that France has reiterated that it will recognize the Palestinian state in September.
"France postponed its recognition of a Palestinian state because it is making efforts to convince all entire European countries to recognize the state," Shaath said.
He noted that France is leading an initiative in the European Union (EU) which aims at activating the EU in sponsoring the peace process and adopting an initiative based on recognizing the state of Palestine with East Jerusalem as its capital.
"The initiative also aims at requesting from Israel to be committed to the international peace reference," Shaath said, adding that there are positive British signal to promote the office on the Palestinian territories to a higher diplomatic office.
Some 104 countries now recognized a Palestinian state, according to the Palestinian diplomatic mission at the United Nations. In all, 150 countries have some form of diplomatic relations with the Palestinians, said the mission, which has observer status at the United Nations.
Earlier US President Barack Obama hoped the Palestinian mission would become a full UN member in 2011, alongside other nations.(*)
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