Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven underlined to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas that aid to Palestine, as Sweden calls the PA after recognizing the entity as a state, is not unconditional.
“According to our view, Palestine is from now on a state. Therefore our expectations from Palestine and its leaders are going to grow,” Löfven said during a press conference with Abbas.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (R) poses for a picture with Sweden’s King Carl Gustaf on February 10, 2015 at the Royal Palace in Stockholm. (Photo credit: Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP)
Löfven announced Krona 1.5 billion (c. $180 million) in increased aid to the Palestinians, to be given in installments until 2019 and which will be dedicated to fighting corruption, advancing human rights and gender equality.
The Swedish recognition infuriated Israel to the extent that it recalled its ambassador temporarily in a sign of protest.
Löfven Asked Israel and the Palestinians to be “constructive,” saying there should be no contradiction between having good relations with Israel and with the Palestinians.
— AFP
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