Speaking at the UNGA on Palestinian recognition, al-Muraikhi said the meeting was taking place in the “historic context of decades of injustice” due to the occupation of Palestinian land, alongside Israel’s “escalatory aggression” in the region.
“My country, our capital Doha, has been subjected to a treacherous Israeli aggression that violated its territorial integrity, killed six martyrs, and pushed the entire region to the brink of danger,” he said.
Andorra Plans to Recognize the Palestinian state
Andorra’s foreign minister, Imma Tor Faus, announced her country’s intention to recognize a Palestinian state once certain conditions are in place.
Speaking at the UN in New York on Monday, Faus said: “With this widely shared assessment in mind, the government of Andorra approved the recognition of Palestine.
She added that a future Palestinian state should be demilitarized and should exist under a “reformed authority” of a government.
“When the conditions are in place, this recognition will take its effect,” the foreign minister said.
Six Countries Formally Recognised Palestinian Statehood
So far, six countries have formally recognised Palestinian statehood at the summit happening in the UNGA, including France, Andorra, Belgium, Luxembourg, Monaco, and Malta.
Luxembourg Recognizes State of Palestine
Hossein Vaez
