A pedestrian walks past a mural painted in solidarity with the people of Palestine, on the International Wall on the Falls Road in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on March 19, 2024. (Credit: Paul Ellis/AFP)
Spain has agreed with the
leaders of Ireland, Malta and Slovenia to take the first steps
towards recognizing a Palestinian state, Prime Minister Pedro
Sanchez said on Friday following a meeting of the European
Council in Brussels.
Speaking for Spain, Sanchez expected the recognition to happen during the current four-year legislature that began last year.
He told reporters the agreement was reached after meeting with his Irish, Maltese and Slovenian counterparts on the sidelines of the Council gathering on Friday morning.
"We are agreed that the only way to achieve lasting peace and stability in the region is through implementation of a two-state solution, with Israeli and Palestinian States living side-by-side, in peace and security," read a joint statement issued by Ireland after the meeting.
Arab states and the European Union agreed at a meeting in Spain in November that a two-state solution was the answer to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
Since 1988, 139 out of 193 United Nations member states have recognized Palestinian statehood.
leaders of Ireland, Malta and Slovenia to take the first steps
towards recognizing a Palestinian state, Prime Minister Pedro
Sanchez said on Friday following a meeting of the European
Council in Brussels.
Speaking for Spain, Sanchez expected the recognition to
happen during the current four-year legislature that began last
year.
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