Valleta, July 30 -- Malta has announced that it will formally recognise the State of Palestine during the upcoming United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in September.

Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela shared the announcement in a post on Facebook on Tuesday, July 29.

"Our position expresses our commitment to efforts aimed at achieving lasting peace in the Middle East," Abela wrote in a post on Facebook.

The decision was also confirmed by Malta's Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs and Tourism, Christopher Cutajar, during a summit on Palestinian statehood co-hosted by France and Saudi Arabia in New York on Tuesday.

Malta's declaration follows similar moves by the British and French governments, reflecting growing international m...