Paraguay to recognize Palestinian state in 2011

[Judi Lynn]

Paraguay to recognize Palestinian state in 2011
09:33, December 27, 2010

Paraguay plans to recognize an independent Palestinian state next year, the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) said Sunday.

Paraguay's Foreign Minister Hector Lacognata told the Palestinian ambassador to Paraguay that his country will recognize the Palestinian state on the lands that Israel has occupied in 1967 in the spring, the Palestinian foreign ministry said in a statement.

By recognizing the Palestinian state, Paraguay joins several Latin America countries, including Brazil, Argentina, Ecuador and Uruguay, in doing so.

The Palestinians want to gather international support for a possible declaration of the Palestinian state after peace talks with Israel stopped in September.

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