Belgium’s federal government have reportedly reached an agreement to unilaterally recognise the state of Palestine.
Belgium’s four main parties — the Reformist Movement, the Flemish Liberals and Democrats, the Christian-Democratic and Flemish Party, and the New Flemish Alliance — are to submit a motion supporting the recognition of a Palestinian state to the Belgian parliament “at a moment deemed appropriate.” reports Press TV
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Sweden is the only European country that has officially recognized Palestine’s statehood, although several other EU parliaments have also adopted similar bills, which demand that their governments recognize Palestine as a state.
Israel has been angered by the motions submitted to European parliaments.
This week also saw French lawmakers vote in favor of a motion to recognize Palestine as an independent state.
Denmark is set to join other European countries in voting on a symbolic resolution calling for the recognition of the state of Palestine while Britain, France and Spain have all held symbolic votes.
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