Canada Has Expressed Conditional Willingness to Recognize a Palestinian State.
Before Canada, France and Britain have also conditionally supported recognizing Palestine as a state.
Canada has made it subject to a few key terms, expressing its willingness to recognize the Palestinian state.
The progress has come when Canadian Prime Minister Mark Karni announced that his government intends to recognize Palestine as a regular state during a meeting of the UN General Assembly in September.
Mark Carney’s announcement is being seen as a major change in Canada’s foreign policy, which the Prime Minister has termed as essential to practical progress towards a two -state solution in the Middle East. He said that in the past, Canada expected that the establishment of a Palestinian state would be possible through bilateral dialogue, but the current situation has made this path ineffective.
The Prime Minister said that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has had detailed talks on the telephone and in this context, Canada has decided that if the Palestinian Authority guarantees necessary reforms, Palestine will be recognized as a state on the occasion of the 80th session of the General Assembly in September.
He further explained that Canada’s support is subject to the Palestinian Authority’s reform measures. The most prominent point in these reforms is to hold free and transparent general elections without Hamas in 2026, which the Canadian government considers a positive step towards Palestinian democracy.
Prime Minister Karni also openly criticized Israeli policies, saying that Canada condemns the fact that the Israeli government paved the way for severe destruction in Gaza, which is a serious violation of human rights.
Remember that before Canada, France and the United Kingdom have also supported Palestine as a state as a state. British Prime Minister Sir Career Starmer announced a few days ago after the cabinet meeting that Israel would recognize the Palestinian state in September if Israel did not refrain from ceasefire, occupation of the West Bank and a two -state solution.
Similarly, French President Emmanuel Macron has already announced that France will formally announce Palestine as an independent state while addressing the UN General Assembly in September. This international trend is being viewed as a potential milestone in the Middle East’s resolution to resolve the conflict.
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