New York, Sept. 23 -- Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto lauded countries, including France, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom (UK), and Portugal, for officially recognizing the state of Palestine.

This was conveyed in his speech at the High-level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on Monday.

"We commend the leading states of the world that have taken this principled step: France, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, Portugal, and many other leading countries of the world have taken a step on the right side of history," he remarked.

He also expressed his appreciation to the Governm...