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Greek parliament calls for recognising Palestine state

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, right, shakes hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas before their meeting in Athens, on Monday, Dec. 21, 2015.

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During an official visit to Greece, Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas announced plans on Monday to begin issuing passports for the “State of Palestine” rather than the Palestinian Authority.


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Several other European parliaments – such as in Britain, Ireland and France – have passed similar resolutions.


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Mr. Tsipras said that the term “Palestine” will henceforth be used in all Greek public documents.

In Ramallah, headquarters of the Palestinian Authority, Saeb Erakat, the number two of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), welcomed the resolution.

The government of Alexis Tsipras had previously been urged by the parliamentary Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee to make the move, removing references to “the Palestinian Authority”.

“Until then we will decide how Greece can hold a constructive role in the process to resolve the Palestinian issue”, Tsipras stressed.

FINALLY RECOGNIZE? Members of the Parliament will vote regarding the motion to recognize the state of Palestine. The vote comes amid warming Israel-Greek relations.

“We call on countries to support a two-state solution on the Palestine issue”. Tsipras visited Israel last month, meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The decision was highly symbolic but fell far short of a full official recognition, political analysts commented.

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Greece, which enjoys close relations with Israel, has steadily supported the creation of a Palestinian state on the basis of the 1967 borders and with the capital in East Jerusalem.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras welcomes Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the Maximos Mansion in Athens Greece