Irish Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Michael Martin said on Wednesday that Ireland, the most vocal pro-Palestinian in Europe, will recognize Palestinian statehood by the end of May.
“We will recognize a Palestinian state at the end of the month,” Martin told Newstalk. The specific date is still fluid because we are still discussing with various countries about the joint recognition of the Palestinian state.”
In March, the leaders of Spain, Ireland, Slovenia and Malta said they were ready to recognize Palestinian statehood in a joint statement, AFP reported.
“I’m looking forward to talking to some foreign ministers today about some concrete things,” Martin told the radio station.
According to the Guardian, Martin said the plan was intended to “convince the Palestinian people as a whole that we support the right to self-determination and the idea of a two-state solution, which is ultimately the only way Israel and Palestine can do it.” live in peace. “
During a tour of the region, which included a stop in Lebanon, Martin refused to meet with Israeli officials and criticized the US funding of new weapons shipments to Israel.
During Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s visit to Dublin last month, Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris said the countries would coordinate the event.
Ireland to recognize Palestinian statehood by end of May
