New York, Sept. 19 -- India on Friday voted in favour in the UN General Assembly to permit Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to deliver a virtual address next week after the President Donald Trump administration cancelled his visa.

The UN General Assembly concluded its session with a positive signal for the Palestinian President, as it received an overwhelming majority, with 145 nations supporting it, while five countries (Israel, the United States, Palau, Paraguay, and Nauru) opposed it, and six abstained from voting.

"The State of Palestine may submit a prerecorded statement of its President, which will be played in the General Assembly Hall," said the resolution, which passed on Friday, Al Jazeera reported.

The move comes weeks af...