(VOVworld) – The Palestinian UN observer mission has delivered to United Nations headquarters signed documentation on joining the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and more than a dozen other international treaties.

The chief Palestinian observer Riyad Mansour (Photo: Xinhua)

The chief Palestinian observer, Riyad Mansour, and UN spokesman Farhan Haq confirmed the handover at the United Nations. Riyad Mansour said this is a very significant step that is necessary in order to seek justice for crimes against the Palestinian people. According to the Rome Statute, the Palestinians will become a party to the court on the first day of the month that follows a 60-day waiting period after depositing signed and ratified documents of accession with the United Nations in New York.

The US Department of State said Palestine’s bid to join the ICC will have close link to the annual financial support the Washington provides to Palestine. But an official from the US Department of State said Washington will continue to take into consideration of the aid saying that the financial support plays an important role in promoting stability and development not only for Palestinian but also for Israeli people.