Ljubljana. Slovenia acknowledged a Palestinian state on Tuesday after its parliament voted overwhelmingly in favor of the measure, following latest steps by three different European nations.
The federal government backed a movement final week to acknowledge a Palestinian state and despatched the proposal to Parliament for last approval, wanted for the choice to take impact.
The 90-member Parliament voted 52 in favor and none towards on Tuesday. The remaining lawmakers weren’t current for the vote.
Slovenia’s resolution got here days after Spain, Norway and Eire acknowledged a Palestinian state, which was condemned by Israel.
Beforehand, solely seven of the 27 EU members formally acknowledged a Palestinian state. 5 of them are former Japanese bloc nations that introduced recognition in 1988, as did Cyprus, earlier than becoming a member of the EU. Sweden’s recognition occurred in 2014.
Prime Minister Robert Golob had beforehand stated that “we started speaking to our allies about recognizing Palestine in February of this yr… On the time, the evaluation was that the time was not but ripe… we warned that we, Europe, we have now a… responsibility to behave.”
Golob additionally evoked Slovenia’s independence from the previous Yugoslavia in 1991 in his remarks to parliament.
“We Slovenians have dreamed of this proper for a thousand years. We received it 33 years in the past,” Golob stated. “Sadly, the Palestinian nation has not but acquired this proper.”
Greater than 140 nations acknowledge a Palestinian state — greater than two-thirds of the United Nations.
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– 2024-06-05 08:56:36
