By Francis Ugwu France has said now is not the “right time” for it to join its European Union neighbors, Ireland and Spain, in recog...
By Francis Ugwu
France has said now is not the “right time” for it to join
its European Union neighbors, Ireland and Spain, in recognizing Palestinian
statehood.
The country’s Foreign Minister Stephane Séjourne stated this
in a press conference on Wednesday, stressing that his government’s “position
is clear” that the recognition of Palestinian statehood is “not a taboo” for
France.
His remarks come after Spain, Norway and Ireland announced
plans to formally recognize a Palestinian state.
DAILY POST reported that Irish foreign Minister Micheál
Martin stated that the recognition will come into force in all three countries
on May 28.
However, CNN reports that the France foreign minister
stressed that such a decision is not merely a “symbolic issue or a question of
political positioning” but rather a “diplomatic tool” in the service of the
two-state solution in the Middle East.
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