RT: Sweden is to recognize the occupied state of Palestine officially on
Thursday, according to its foreign ministry. The Scandinavian country
will become the first major European state to recognize the territories
occupied by Israel.
This follows an earlier hint by Prime Minister Stefan Lovfen in
his Social Democrat manifesto, during his inaugural address in
October, that this would happen. The idea was quickly met with
criticism from the United States and Israel.
"Today's recognition is a contribution to a better future for a region that has for too long been characterized by frozen negotiations, destruction and frustration," Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom wrote in the daily Dagens Nyheter.
"Some will state this decision comes too soon. I am afraid, rather, that it is too late." Source
This follows an earlier hint by Prime Minister Stefan Lovfen in
his Social Democrat manifesto, during his inaugural address in
October, that this would happen. The idea was quickly met with
criticism from the United States and Israel.
"Today's recognition is a contribution to a better future for a region that has for too long been characterized by frozen negotiations, destruction and frustration," Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom wrote in the daily Dagens Nyheter.
"Some will state this decision comes too soon. I am afraid, rather, that it is too late." Source
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