Japan confirms it won’t recognize Palestinian state for now, but says it’s a matter of time

Japan does not plan to recognize a Palestinian state at UN meetings this month, Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya says, confirming local reports and an Israeli claim that he has made such a pledge.

But Iwaya also says that for Tokyo, which supports a two-state solution, it is not a matter of whether to recognize a Palestinian state, but when to recognize it.

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