Spain to Host Meeting of European and Muslim Countries on Palestinian Statehood

The foreign ministers of several Muslim and European countries will meet in Madrid on Friday, 113 September 2024 to discuss how to implement a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine issue, the Spanish and Norwegian governments have announced.

Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares will host the meeting, which will be attended by some of his European counterparts, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, and members of the Arab-Islamic Contact Group for Gaza.

Spain, Norway and Ireland formally recognised a unified Palestinian state on 28 May. Ruled by the Palestinian Authority, the state comprises the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, with East Jerusalem as its capital. With the three European countries included, 146 of the 193 member-states of the UN now recognise Palestinian statehood.

Albares hosted a diplomatic meeting with the Gaza Contact Group on 29 May in which participants discussed the next steps towards actively implementing the two-state solution.

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