O Portuguese government will recognize the state of Palestine Already this Sunday. The revelation was made on Friday, after the Elisha Palace had announced that 10 Countries, including Portugal and France, would do this recognition next Monday, at a conference in New York, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
The President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, has already arrived in New York. Says that The Government’s decision to recognize the state of Palestine has its “full support” and intends to “still have a hypothesis” to the solution of two states.
” full support of the President of the Republicwhich has been the Portuguese position, which is to defend moderation so that this formula [de dois Estados, de Israel e da Palestina] It is possible, and moving away from the radicalisms that opposed the formula possible, “says Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa to journalists in New York, where he arrived to participate in the 80th session of the UN General Assembly.
The head of state says that the government, which submitted to Sunday the formal declaration of recognition of Palestine, “is a competent body to formally make the decision”, but conducted this process “in a permanent connection with the President of the Republic, and certainly taking into account the recommendations of the Assembly of the Republic”.
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa is already in New York. It will be the Marcelo’s last participation in the UN General Assembly as President of the Republic.
Interventions are foreseen at various events, such as the open debate on artificial intelligence, peace and international security.
O Already this Sunday. The revelation was made on Friday, after the Elisha Palace had announced that 10 Countries, including Portugal and France, would do this recognition next Monday, at a conference in New York, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
In addition of Francewhich is behind the initiative, and Portugalthe other states that will recognize the state of Palestine “are Andorra, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Luxembourg, Malta, United Kingdom and São Marino“, he said A counselor of French President Emmanuel Macron.
Paulo Rangel, Foreign Minister, will make a statement to journalists. It will anticipate the other nine countries that will make the announcement at the High Level Conference, held in the United States and chaired by Emmanuel Macron and the heir prince of Saudi Arabia.
At the moment, 146 of the 193 UN Member States recognize the state of Palestine.
