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Iceland, First Western-European Country to Recognize Palestinian State

Iceland, First Western-European Country to Recognize Palestinian State
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Iceland has formally recognized on Thursday Palestine as an independent state, at a ceremony in Reykjavik, AFP reported.
The Icelandic Foreign Minister Oessur Skarphedinsson's declaration makes his country one of the first Western European countries to recognize the Palestinian state.

"This is the day I formally submit to you the declaration of Palestine independence in accordance to the will of the Icelandic parliament", Skarphedinsson stated in a joint conference with his Palestinian counterpart Riad al-Malki, according to AFP.

So far, with Iceland in the list, 127 UN member states have granted their formal diplomatic recognition of an independence Palestinian state.


Source: News Agencies, Edited by moqawama.org team

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