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Italy's PM Meloni warns against recognizing Palestine before its establishment, citing potential setbacks in peace efforts.
MILAN (Reuters) -Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Saturday that recognising the State of Palestine before it is established could be counterproductive.
"I am very much in favour of the State of Palestine but I am not in favour of recognising it prior to establishing it," Meloni told Italian daily La Repubblica.
"If something that doesn't exist is recognised on paper, the problem could appear to be solved when it isn't," Meloni added.
France's decision to recognise a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly in September drew condemnation from Israel and the United States, amid the war in Gaza between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas.
On Friday, Italy's foreign minister said recognition of a Palestinian state must occur simultaneously with recognition of Israel by the new Palestinian entity.
A German government spokesperson said on Friday that Berlin was not planning to recognise a Palestinian state in the short term and said its priority now is to make "long-overdue progress" towards a two-state solution.
(Reporting by Sara Rossi; Editing by Hugh Lawson)
Recognition in international relations refers to the formal acknowledgment by one state of another state's sovereignty and legitimacy. It is crucial for establishing diplomatic relations and engaging in international agreements.
The two-state solution is a proposed framework for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict by establishing two separate states for the two peoples. It aims to address issues of sovereignty, borders, and mutual recognition.
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