Doha, Muharram 17, 1434, Dec 1, 2012, SPA - Qatar has welcomed the historic resolution the UN General Assembly has adopted early Friday when it voted overwhelmingly to grant and upgrade Palestine's request to a non-member observer state as a highly significant step on the way for restoring the Palestinian rights and a victory to the international law and international legitimacy. This came in a statement by a Foreign Ministry Official Source to Qatar News Agency (QNA) Friday. The source lauded the brave steps taken by these countries which supported the Palestinian bid. The official source of the ministry of foreign affairs meantime voiced hope the UN Security Council would consider positively to Palestine's request to gain the full-fledged membership to the UN according to the international legitimacy resolutions. --SPA 11:59 LOCAL TIME 08:59 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/1054210