Icelandic parliament has passed a resolution making the country the first in western Europe to accept Palestine as an independent state.

Iceland’s foreign minister, Ossur Skarphedinsson, said he would discuss the outcome of the vote with other Nordic countries before making a formal declaration on Palestinian statehood.

Iceland has become the first western european country to recognise Palestine as an independent state.

The Icelandic parliament said in a statement on its website that it had passed a motion to recognse Palestine “as an independent and sovereign state” based on borders predating the six-day war of 1967.   »»» Sailan Muslim (Sri Lanka)

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