<span style="color: #222222;">Palestinian foreign minister Riyad al-Malki declared on Wednesday that Palestine would apply for full state membership at the United Nations in January.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Mr Al-Malki told the official radio station Voice of Palestine that he would file the application to upgrade Palestine's status from an observer state to a full member state to the UN Security Council. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">To secure full state membership, the Palestinians need support from at least nine out of the UNSC's 15 member states.</span><br />