NEW DELHI - Indian PM Manmohan Singh has written a letter to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas assuring him of India's "full support" for his country's bid for statehood at the UN, reported the Press Trust of India Tuesday.

The letter was in response to an August 21 communication by Abbas to the prime minister "regarding the initiative to seek full membership for Palestine in the UN", said the report.

The Indian prime minister will attend the UN General Assembly in New York later this month. India is also the current rotating chair of the UN Security Council.