Several European Union countries have in the past weeks indicated that they plan to make the recognition, arguing a two-state solution is essential for lasting peace in the region.
"Palestine has a fundamental right to an independent state," the Norwegian prime minister says. / Photo: Reuters
Gahr Store said the Scandinavian country will officially recognise a Palestinian state as of May 28."By recognising a Palestinian state, Norway supports the Arab peace plan," he said. It said that the World Bank determined that a Palestinian state had met key criteria to function as a state in 2011, that national institutions have been built up to provide the population with important services.
The Irish prime minister said he thinks other countries will join Norway, Spain and Ireland in recognising a Palestinian state"in the weeks ahead."
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