Three European countries at once – Spain, Ireland and Norway – announced their decision to recognize Palestine as an independent state.
They are going to officially do this next week – May 28.
As for Madrid, the TASS agency informed the general public of its decision by the head of the Spanish government, Pedro Sanchez.
Next Tuesday, May 28, Spain will approve the recognition of a Palestinian state in the Council of Ministers, the politician said.
Norway
Norway’s decision on this issue is stated in a publication on the official website of this Northern European country.
In the midst of a war with tens of thousands of people killed and wounded, we must preserve the only alternative that offers a political solution to both Israelis and Palestinians: two states living side by side in peace and security, the website quotes the Norwegian Prime Minister as saying. Jonas Gahr Støre.
It is known that Oslo will officially recognize Palestine as an independent state on May 28.
And then some other European countries will officially recognize Palestine.
They will, as the website states, “make their own statements.” Ireland appears among these countries.
Who today recognizes the independence of Palestine?
At the end of April, EU chief diplomat Josep Borrell announced the recognition of Palestine by a number of EU countries.
According to him, this will happen before the end of May 2024.
Today, the independence of Palestine in Europe is recognized by Bulgaria, Hungary, Cyprus, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Sweden.
There are 143 such countries in the world. Among them is Russia.
Earlier, the UN Secretary General announced the denial of the Palestinians’ right to create their own state.
