The Jerusalem Post has reported on a speech made by Mr Abbas in Ramallah on Saturday, in which he said Palestine should now become a permanent member of the UN.
He was in Ramallah with visiting Chilean President Sebastian Pinera, whose country has alreday recognised the Palestinian state.
President Abbas said the time has come for a Palestinian state to become a permanent member of the UN, saying he hoped that the 1967 border lines would be declared by September.
He blamed Israel for the stalemate in the peace process and reiterated his opposition to the idea of a state with temporary borders.
The Palestinians have refused to hold direct negotiations with Israel unless it halts all West Bank settlement activity and Jewish building in east Jerusalem.
While Israel has called on the Palestinians to return to the negotiating table without conditions, Mr Abbas has said if Israel proposes a Palestinian state with provisional borders it will be rejected.
During his speech, he called on members of the Middle East Quartet to take measures that would "force Israel to end its aggression and occupation of our lands."
He said the peace process had been in crisis because of Israel's policies "that aim to seize our lands."
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