REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi has warned the UN Security Council that Israel's illegal settlements on the occupied land of Palestine should immediately be ended. She made the statement during its open debate in New York on Tuesday.

She also emphasized that Palestine possesses both natural and legal rights to become the United Nations' permanent member. The efforts of Palestine and the international community to meet the rights would not be weakened by the turbulent road towards its independence and UN membership, she was quoted as saying in the Foreign Ministry's statement that Antara received here on Wednesday.

Marsudi stated that her participation in the UN Security Council's open debate on the situation in the Middle East was aimed at showing Indonesia's ongoing support for Palestine's unfinished struggle for its independence. In this regard, the Palestinian issue must be given full attention by the UN Security Council, and a success in resolving the issue would determine the UN Security Council's credibility and the international community's trust on it, she noted.

In her remarks at the open debate, the Indonesian foreign minister highlighted three main points to win the international community's attention in an endeavor to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflicts. First, she emphasized that all parties should meet international law and all related UN Resolutions, and prevent themselves from taking provocative measures.