Palestine urges EU to recognize Palestinian state
(VOVWORLD) - The Palestinian Authority has made efforts to convince all EU members to recognize a Palestinian state in response to US and Israeli policies and decisions regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (Photo: Reuters) |
Palestine’s President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday called on the EU to “collectively recognize” a Palestinian state on the pre-1967 lines, with east Jerusalem as its capital.
Abbas made his appeal during a meeting in Ramallah with Spanish diplomat and politician Miguel Moratinos, who also serves as the UN High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations.