Malta will be added to other European countries that have taken a similar step in recent months to support the conflict resolution in the Middle East.
During the September meeting of the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN VZ), Malta becomes another country to recognize Palestine. Prime Minister Robert Abela said it on Tuesday. The island state will thus join Britain and France, which have recently announced such a step. TASR informs about this on the basis of a report by Reuters and Malta News.
“Our attitude is a manifestation of our commitment to strive for a permanent peace in the Middle East,” Abela said in a post on Facebook. The Maltese Prime Minister announced the intention of recognizing the Palestinian state in May.
Support in the Maltese government
Reuters recalls that the Maltese left -wing government was under increasing pressure from its own rows to recognize Palestine. In addition, the opposition also called for such a step in mid -July.
On Tuesday evening, hundreds of demonstrators in the capital Valletta, who showed their disagreement with the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip, also expressed support for Palestine on Tuesday evening.
Growing international consensus
Palestine as a sovereign state is currently recognizing 147 of the 193 UN Member States. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Tuesday that if Israel did not approach a ceasefire with the militant Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip, the United Kingdom will recognize the Palestinian state in September before the UN VZ. French President Emmanuel Macron also announced the plan to recognize Palestine last week.
Malta, Britain and France will potentially join other European states, Spain, Ireland, Slovenia and Norway, which were recognized by Palestine in May and June this year.
