“Germany will not recognize a Palestinian state,” says Friedrich Mertz

German Chancellor Friedrich Mertz said today that his country would not join a Western allies initiative to recognize a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly that will take place next month in New York. Mertz made these statements at a joint press conference with Canadian Prime Minister Mike Carney, who said last month that Canada plans to recognize a Palestinian state at the General Assembly, following similar announcements made by France. “The position of the federal government is clear in terms of recognition of a Palestinian state,” Mertz said. “Canada knows this. We will not join this initiative. We do not consider that the terms of state recognition have been fulfilled in any way at present. ” Germany believes that recognizing the Palestinian state should be one of the final steps in a two -state solution on which the Israelis and the Palestinians will […]
Source: News Beast

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