Four nations urge full UN membership for Palestine

Ireland, Norway, Slovenia, and Spain called for Palestine to be granted full membership in the United Nations and for its state to be recognised on the basis of the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital. They also renewed their commitment to the two-state solution.

- 

This came in a joint statement by the four European countries published by the Spanish Foreign Ministry on its website following the Madrid+ Group meeting, a year after the group officially recognised the State of Palestine.

“One year after the official recognition of the State of Palestine by Ireland, Norway, Slovenia and Spain, in the framework of the ‘Madrid+’ Group of the meeting, we have met to renew and reinforce the international commitment for the implementation of the two-State solution and to the principle that only a viable, contiguous Palestinian State, with internationally recognised borders, comprised of Gaza and the West Bank and with East Jerusalem as its capital, can fully satisfy the legitimate national aspirations and the needs of peace and security of both the people of Palestine and Israel.

“This commitment has had an undeniable impact on the international dynamics regarding the conflict in Gaza, creating momentum for the implementation of the two-State solution.