RIYADH, Monday, April 29, 2024 (WAFA) - The High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union, Joseph Borrell, said today that several European member states are expected to recognize Palestinian statehood by the end of May.
Borrell's statement came on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum held in the Saudi capital, Riyadh.
Last month, the Prime ministers of Spain, Ireland, Slovakia and Malta expressed their readiness to recognize the Palestinian state in a joint statement.
Recently, the governments of Jamaica and Barbados announced their recognition of the state of Palestine, bringing the number of countries that recognized Palestine to 142.
On Sunday, the Ambassador and Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine, Riyad Mansour, said that new countries in the Caribbean and Latin America region will soon recognize the State of Palestine.
He said that the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago will soon recognize the state of Palestine following Jamaica and Barbados' recognition of Palestine as a state.
He said that work is underway with the Bahamas and Panama to recognize the State of Palestine in response to the United States’ veto against Palestine's full membership in the United Nations.
The United States vetoed on April 18th a UN Security Council resolution proposed by Algeria on behalf of Arab nations that recommended the State of Palestine's full membership in the UN.
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