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Malta to recognize Palestinian state next month, country’s leader says
Nava Freiberg is The Times of Israel's deputy diplomatic correspondent.
Prime Minister of Malta Robert Abela speaks to journalists at the Mediterranean College of Sport in Birkirkara, Malta, May 4, 2025. (Rene Rossignaud/AP)
Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela has announced that his country will recognize a Palestinian state, according to local media.
Speaking at a political event in Mosta today, Abela indicated that the move will take place during next month’s French-Saudi conference promoting a two-state solution at the United Nations headquarters in New York, according to the English daily Times of Malta.
Malta hosts a Palestinian ambassador and voted in April of last year for full Palestinian UN membership at the Security Council, but has yet to formally recognize a Palestinian state.
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