Luxembourg said slated to join Western countries recognizing Palestine next week

16 September 2025, 4:27 am 3 Edit

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, center left, speaks with from left, Slovenia's Prime Minister Robert Golob, Luxembourg's Prime Minister Luc Frieden, Bulgaria's Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov, Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Austria's Chancellor Karl Nehammer during a round table meeting at an EU Summit in Brussels, March 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

Luxembourg is reportedly joining the growing list of Western countries planning to recognize a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly next week.

Politico reports that Luxembourg’s Prime Minister Luc Frieden and Foreign Minister Xavier Bettel updated a parliamentary commission on the decision on Monday.