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Sweden will recognize Palestinian State; US calls this premature: Newly elected leader Stefan Lofven said Friday that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict requires a two-state solution, so Sweden will recognize the state of Palestine. Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad Malki welcomed Lofvens announcement and called on other European Union countries to follow suit. In the name of the Palestinian people and the Palestinian leadership, we thank and salute the Swedish position, Malki said in a statement. He said the only other Western European countries that have recognized a Palestinian state are Malta and Cyprus. Some Eastern European countries did so during the Cold War csmonitor/World/Latest-News-Wires/2014/1004/Sweden-will-recognize-Palestinian-state-US-calls-this-premature
Posted on: Sat, 04 Oct 2014 16:41:56 +0000

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