Recognising Palestinian state before it is established may be ‘counterproductive’: Italy’s Meloni
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“If something that doesn’t exist is recognised on paper, the problem could appear to be solved when it isn’t,” Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said in relation to recognising the State of Palestine.
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MILAN – Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on July 26 that recognising the state of Palestine before it is established could be counterproductive.
“I am very much in favour of the state of Palestine, but I am not in favour of recognising it prior to establishing it,” she told Italian daily La Repubblica.
“If something that doesn’t exist is recognised on paper, the problem could appear to be solved when it isn’t.”
France’s decision to recognise a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in September drew condemnation from Israel and the US
On July 25, Italy’s foreign minister said recognition of a Palestinian state must occur simultaneously with recognition of Israel by the new Palestinian entity.
A German government spokesperson said on July 25 that Berlin was not planning to recognise a Palestinian state in the short term, adding that its priority now is to make “long-overdue progress” towards a two-state solution. REUTERS
