The European Union’s foreign policy chief stated that several European countries will recognize the Palestinian state.
The European Union’s foreign policy chief announced that it is expected that several European countries will recognize an independent Palestinian state by the end of May, that is, within a maximum of one month.
Josep Borrell announced this news on Monday, May 1st, on the sidelines of a special session of the World Economic Forum in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia.
Meanwhile, on April 19th, the United States vetoed the resolution requesting full membership of Palestine in the United Nations.
Twelve member countries of the Security Council had supported Palestine’s full membership in the United Nations, among them, in addition to France, China, and Russia, the names of Japan and South Korea, two Asian allies of the United States, were also seen.
Following the US veto of Palestine’s full membership in the United Nations, Mahmoud Abbas, the President of the Palestinian Authority, threatened to reconsider his relations with the United States.