Spain raises the recognition of Palestine with European partners

according to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency, the government of Spain announced on Tuesday that Prime Minister Pedro Sancher next week with Several of his counterparts from the European Union will meet on the issue of recognizing an independent Palestinian state.

Pilar Alegria, the spokesman for the Spanish government, said that Sanchez’s work schedule includes a visit With the Prime Ministers of Norway, Ireland, Portugal, Slovenia and Belgium focusing on the position of the European Union regarding the war in the Gaza Strip.

He pointed out: We want to stop the humanitarian disaster in Gaza and help start a political peace process that will lead to the realization of a two-state solution as soon as possible.

Sanchez previously said that he expects Madrid to implement the recognition of Palestine by July and that he believes a “sufficient number” of The European Union is pushing the member states towards a similar position.

Spain, Ireland, Malta and Slovenia announced last month that they are working together on the recognition of a Palestinian state.

In response to the decision of these 4 countries, the Zionist regime claimed that their initiative is a “gift to terrorism” that reduces the possibility of a solution to the conflict.

Since 1988, 139 of the 193 member states of the United Nations have recognized the formation of the Palestinian state.

The Prime Minister of Spain is going to start his campaign by visiting Oslo, Norway on April 12; where he will meet his Norwegian and Irish counterparts.

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