Baku. Zumrud Pashayeva – APA. The Swedish government has officially recognized Palestine as an independent state, APA reports quoting Press TV.
“Today, the government takes the decision to recognize the state of Palestine,” Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom said in a Thursday statement.
“It is an important step that confirms the Palestinians’ right to self-determination,” she added.
Sweden became the first major European country to officially recognize the state of Palestine, joining 130 other nations, including Hungary, Poland and Slovakia, that had already made a similar decision.
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