jus cogens in international law and a basic condition for achieving a just, lasting and comprehensive peace in the region of the Middle East, 1. Reaffirms the inalienable, permanent and unqualified right of the Palestinian people to self-determination, including their right to live in freedom, justice and dignity and to establish their sovereign, independent, democratic and viable contiguous State; 2. Also reaffirms its support for the solution of two States, Palestine and Israel, living side by side in peace and security; 3. Stresses the need for respect for and preservation of the territorial unity, contiguity and integrity of all of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem; 4. Urges all Member States and relevant bodies of the United Nations system to support and assist the Palestinian people in the early realization of their right to self-determination; 5. Decides to continue the consideration of this question at its thirteenth session in March 2010. 43rd meeting 26 March 2009 [Adopted without a vote.] ----- 2