Portugal also warns of recognition of Palestinian statehood

2025-07-31 21:28:58Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Portugal also warns of recognition of Palestinian statehood

Portugal is also planning to recognize the State of Palestine. This statement comes after the decision of France, Canada and Great Britain to recognize the Palestinian state in September if Israel does not end the war in Gaza.

The Portuguese government said it was "studying the recognition of the State of Palestine as part of a process that could take place during the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York this September".

Portugal has taken a more cautious approach, saying it wanted to draft a common position with other EU countries first, Reuters reports. French President Emmanuel Macron announced last week that his country, a heavyweight power in the EU, plans to recognize a Palestinian state, becoming the first major Western state to do so.


His move came amid a growing global protest over hunger and destruction in Gaza as Israel wages war against Hamas militants there. Britain and Canada have since said they could also recognize a Palestinian state.

"The government decided to promote consultations with the president and the political parties represented in parliament in order to consider the recognition of the Palestinian state in a process that could be completed... at the UN General Assembly in September," Montenegro said in a statement.


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