from Daily Sabah
Palestine welcomed a statement by some European Union countries to recognize the sovereignty of a Palestinian state.
The leaders of Spain, Ireland, Slovenia and Malta said Friday that they stand ready to recognize a Palestinian state as the "only way to achieve peace and security” in the war-ridden region.
In a joint statement issued on the sidelines of a summit in Brussels to discuss their "readiness to recognize Palestine," the four leaders said they stand ready to do so "when it can make a positive contribution and the circumstances are right."
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry termed the joint statement by the four European countries as a "step in the right direction.”
"The recognition of a Palestinian state is a strategic necessity to protect the two-state solution and achieve peace,” it added in a statement...
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