The Indonesian government is lobbying countries that have not make any decision whether to support a United Nations' resolution to elevate the status of Palestine to an observer state, local media reported on Thursday.

Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa said that he was hoping that the resolution could be passed with more votes during a planned General Assembly session.

With some 130 countries already recognizing Palestine, there should be little difficulty with passing the resolution on paper. There are 193 countries currently listed as UN member states.

"It is much better to have more countries support the resolution if we cannot reach a unanimous consensus," said Marty, quoted by the Jakarta Post.

"We are lobbying countries that have yet to make any decision, those that are still on the fence," he said.

The minister added that the resolution draft would refer to the pre-1967 borders.

The session is scheduled for Thursday afternoon New York time, which is also the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.

Marty, who left Jakarta on Wednesday evening, said European Union member states had a different stance on the issue.

Palestine submitted its application to the Security Council in September 2011 but it was blocked by the United States in the latter's support for Israel.

The minister admitted there were concerns that the Palestinians would bring Israel retroactively to the International Criminal Court for war crimes conducted in the Occupied Territories.

In addition to the status of Palestine, Marty is also scheduled to meet UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, special envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, UN General Assembly President Vuk Jeremic and, if the schedule permits, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu to discuss various issues with a focus on Syria. Endi

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