Turkish foreign minister: Denying Palestine UN membership 'unjust'

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan condemned the US veto on a motion to grant Palestine full UN membership as "unjust" and called on the international community to oppose the move and recognise the state of Palestine.

"It is unjust that Palestine is not allowed to become a member of the UN. We call on the international community to oppose this injustice and recognise the state of Palestine," Fidan said in a joint news conference with his Mauritanian counterpart, Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug, in Istanbul.