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Paraguay
recognises Palestine as a free and independent state
Friday January 28, 2011 10:29:52 PM,
DPA
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Asuncion (Paraguay): Paraguay recognised Palestine as a "free and independent" state
Friday, within the Palestinian territorial borders prior to 1967.
Paraguay thus joined a host of other South American countries
which recogbnise Palestine as an independent state dating back
from 1967.
Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru and Bolivia have moved in recent
weeks to recognise Palestine, in decisions that the US and Israel
slammed as counterproductive and damaging.
Venezuela also recognises Palestine as a sovereign state, and
Uruguay has announced plans to do so next year.
"Loyal to its pacifist nature, (Paraguay) has supported the
efforts of the international community to cooperate in solving the
territorial conflict between Palestine and Israel," the Paraguayan
Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Paraguay stressed "its conviction that direct bilateral
negotiations between Israel and Palestine, which are currently
stalled, are crucial to attain peace and security."
South America and the Arab world are to hold in Lima their third
summit, set for February 14 to 16, in a further move to boost
relations between the two.
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