Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian Shahin says countries recognizing a Palestinian state this week are taking an irreversible step that preserves the two-state solution and brings Palestinian independence and sovereignty closer.
Britain, Canada and Australia formally recognized a Palestinian state today, joining other nations in a move aimed at reviving momentum for a two-state solution but which has been criticized by Israel and the United States.
“Now is the time. Tomorrow is a historic date we need to build on. It’s not the end,” Shahin tells reporters in Ramallah.
“It is a move bringing us closer to sovereignty and independence. It might not end the war tomorrow, but it’s a move forward, which we need to build on and amplify,” she says, referring to Israel’s nearly two-year military campaign against Hamas in Gaza.
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