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Germany says recognition of Palestinian state ‘counterproductive’ at this stage
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA German government spokesman says that Berlin has no current plans to recognize a Palestinian state because that would undermine any efforts to reach a negotiated two-state solution with Israel.
“A negotiated two-state solution remains our goal, even if it seems a long way off today. … The recognition of Palestine is more likely to come at the end of such a process and such decisions would now be rather counterproductive,” the spokesperson says during a press conference.
Countries including Australia, United Kingdom, France and Canada have recently said they will recognize a Palestinian state under varying conditions.
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