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Portugal to Officially Recognize Palestinian State
Portugal will join over 75% of UN members recognizing Palestinian statehood amid escalating conflict and humanitarian crisis in Gaza, signaling a shift in Western European policy.
- Portugal will officially recognize the State of Palestine on Sunday, September 21, as announced by the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- This decision follows nearly 15 years of parliamentary debate, initiated by the Left Bloc political party in 2011, amid a worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
- Portugal's recognition aligns with the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and comes ahead of a UN General Assembly where others will recognize Palestine.
- Israel and the US have criticized these actions, with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling the recognition a 'reckless decision.
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Portugal has joined Australia, Canada, France and the United Kingdom in recognizing the Palestinian state. The Portuguese Foreign Ministry announced that the recognition will take place on Sunday. It will take place one day before a high-level conference on Palestinian statehood at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly. "The Foreign Ministry confirms that Portugal will recognize the State of Palestine. The official declaration of recognition …
In Front of the Un General Assembly - Portugal Announces Recognition of Palestinian State for Sunday
Portugal wants to recognize Palestine as a state as early as tomorrow. This is what the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in Lisbon. More countries want to follow next week.
Portugal to officially recognise State of Palestine Sunday: ministry
LISBON — Portugal will officially recognise a Palestinian state on Sunday, Lisbon's foreign ministry said Friday, ahead of a U.N. General Assembly where around 10 other countries are set to follow suit. Britain, Canada and France are among the other Western nations planning to give a Palestinian state recognition at the assembly, which comes as Israel's campaign against Hamas in the Gaza Strip grinds on. Lisbon had already announced in July that…
The Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced in a statement this Friday that the Portuguese Government will recognize a Palestinian State on Sunday, September 21, joining other European governments that have taken the same step in recent weeks. The Portuguese Government added that the Official Declaration of Recognition of a Palestinian State will take place before the High Level Conference to be held at the United Nations Organization.R…
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