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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The Greek parliament voted in a resolution recognising the state of Palestine on Tuesday making it the latest European legislative body to recognise Palestine statehood.
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“Until then we will decide how Greece can hold a constructive role in the process to resolve the Palestinian issue”, Tsipras stressed.
Mr. Abbas said that his national authority will start issuing passports under the name State of Palestine in 2016.
Nine EU members-the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, Malta, Cyprus and Sweden-have so far recognised Palestine.
The state of Palestine now enjoys bilateral recognition from 137 nations.
The UK, France, and the Vatican also recognize Palestinian statehood, but with restrictions, and are not legally bound to take any practical steps as a result of granting recognition. The Prime Minister visited that country last month, meeting Benjamin Netanyahu, before talks with Abbas in Ramallah, West Bank. The 68-year-long negotiations with Israel needed to come to an end, otherwise “anarchy” would break out in the region, Abbas told the audience.
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However, even if Greece joins the growing list of nations that have granted legal recognition to Palestine, on the ground, the creation of a separate Palestinian state still remains a distant dream.
