Spain, Ireland, Norway to recognize independent Palestinian state

Tehran, Qodsna - According to Irish Independent website, the government of Ireland declared in a statement that Dublin will recognize Palestine as an independent state today (Wednesday).

Simon Harris, Prime Minister of Ireland, had earlier declared that his government plans to recognize the independent Palestinian state by the end of this month.

The Irish Independent also reported that this decision was taken after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrant for Zionist Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Zionist officials.

The Guardian newspaper also reported that the Spanish government concurrent with Ireland intends to recognize the independent Palestinian state.

On March 22, Spain, Ireland, Malta and Slovenia issued a joint statement, announcing that they reached an agreement to adopt first steps to recognize the independent Palestinian state.

Spain and Ireland have been supporting the rights of the Palestinian nation for a long time.

Norway also said it will recognize Palestine as a state, calling on other countries to follow suit. Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store he expected several European countries to make announcements today.

It is worth mentioning that the European states’ efforts to recognize the independent Palestinian state have been enhanced concurrent with the increase of death toll in the Gaza Strip.

The prime ministers of Ireland and Spain had earlier discussed the issue of recognizing the independent state of Palestine as well as the membership of the country in the United Nations in a phone conversation.