Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a message to the UN General Assembly underlined Tehran's continued support for the oppressed Palestinian nation, and condemned Tel Aviv's policies, FARS NEWS reported.
In his message on Thursday, Ahmadinejad voiced the Iranian nation's solidarity with the oppressed Palestinian people, saying Iranians would continue to provide them with spiritual support.
The Iranian president urged the international community and the United Nations in particular to play a "leading, effective and legal" role in settling the Palestinian issue.
The message came as the United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to upgrade Palestine's status at the UN from observer entity to observer non-member state.
The 193-member assembly voted 138-9 with 41 abstentions at the UN headquarters in New York for a resolution approving the upgrade. Nine members, including Canada, Israel, and the US, voted against it.