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Monday, January 22, 2018
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Monday, January 22, 2018
Abbas urges EU countries to ‘swiftly’ recognize Palestinian state
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePalestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is urging EU member states to “swiftly” grant official recognition to the state of Palestine as he arrived to meet foreign ministers from the bloc in Brussels.
“We truly consider the European Union as a true partner and friend, and therefore we call its member states to swiftly recognize the state of Palestine and we confirm that there is no contradiction between recognition and the resumption of negotiations,” Abbas tells reporters.
Abbas delivered the remarks as US Vice President addressed the Knesset and said ties between Israel and the US have “never been stronger.”
— with AFP
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