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Arab League welcomes UN resolution backing Palestine's bid for membership

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Voting results are displayed during the 10th Emergency Special Session of the General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York, on May 10, 2024. [Xinhua]

Arab League (AL) Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit welcomed on Saturday the resolution recently adopted by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) supporting the Palestinian bid to become a full UN member.

"The overwhelming vote in favor of the resolution clearly indicates the compass of global will and the direction of international public opinion," Aboul-Gheit was cited as saying in a statement released by the Cairo-based, pan-Arab organization.

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