ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar this week welcomed the decision by France, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and other countries to recognize Palestine, the foreign office said, urging other countries to follow suit.
Dar, who is also Pakistan’s foreign minister, was attending the High-Level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine, co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia, at the UN on Monday.
French President Emmanuel Macron announced at the event that France was recognizing Palestine as a state. Belgium, Luxembourg, Malta, Andorra and San Marino are also due to recognize a Palestinian state after the UK, Canada, Australia and Portugal announced recognition on Sunday.
“The DPM/FM welcomed the announcements on recognition of the State of Palestine by France, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Portugal, and others,” Pakistan’s foreign office said.
“And urged all countries that have not yet recognized the State of Palestine to take similar steps in line with their commitment to international law.”
