30/11/2011 12:37
Iceland recognizes independence of Palestine
According to AP, it reported, Iceland is the first Western European country to recognize Palestine as an independent state. On the other hand, Parliament said in a statement on its website, it had passed the motion with 38 of 63 votes in favor of a resolution to recognize Palestine "as an independent and sovereign state" based on borders predating the Six Day War of 1967.
"Iceland is the first country in Western Europe to take this step," Minister for Foreign Affairs Ossur Skarpheinsson told RUV, the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service. He said the vote has given him the authority to make a formal declaration on the government's behalf, but before doing so he will discuss the move with other Nordic countries.