Sweden to officially recognise Palestinian state on Thursday
 

STOCKHOLM, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Sweden's centre-left government will officially recognise the state of Palestine on Thursday, becoming the first major European country to do so, Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom said. Prime Minister Stefan Lofven told parliament in his inaugural address in October that his Social Democrat government would deliver on a manifesto promise to recognise a Palestinian state, drawing criticism from Israel and the United States. ...

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