Irish FM says Dublin poised to recognize Palestinian state

Irish Foreign Minister Micheal Martin attends a joint press conference with his German counterpart (not pictured) at the foreign ministry in Berlin, on January 18, 2024. (Michele Tantussi/AFP)
Irish Foreign Minister Micheal Martin attends a joint press conference with his German counterpart (not pictured) at the foreign ministry in Berlin, on January 18, 2024. (Michele Tantussi/AFP)

DUBLIN — Ireland will move to recognize a Palestinian state in the coming weeks, Irish Foreign Minister Micheal Martin says in Dublin.

Martin says he will bring a formal proposal on recognition of a Palestinian state to the government when “wider international discussions” are complete.

“Be in no doubt, recognition of a Palestinian state will happen,” he tells the Irish parliament during a speech.

Delaying recognition “is not credible or tenable any longer,” he says.

Martin tells local news site the Journal that the formal proposal will happen “in the next couple of weeks.”

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