“The position of the Portuguese Government is to seek a two-state solution,” said Montenegro, who once again stated that he will not “unilaterally” take the step of recognizing the Palestinian State.
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The prime minister reiterated this Wednesday that Portugal will insist on a two-state solution and will not move towards unilateral recognition of Palestine, despite defending a “approximation of positions” in the Middle East conflict.
In his initial intervention in the preparatory parliamentary debate of the European Council on Thursday and Friday, Luís Montenegro took the opportunity to answer a question from the Secretary General of the PCP, Paulo Raimundo, which had been left unanswered in the biweekly debate that preceded this one.
“The position of the Portuguese Government – before this Government exercised its functions and now too – is to seek a two-state solution“he stated, recalling that, in May, Portugal voted in favor of admitting the Palestinian Authority as a full member of the United Nations.
The Prime Minister insisted that, regarding the recognition of the State of Palestine, Portugal “is participating in a broad dialogue within the European Union”.
There were tears the day the recognition of Palestine divided Parliament. The Government defended Portugal’s “useful” diplomatic position
“We know that there are countries that wanted to take this step unilaterally, that is not our case, and we accept it with transparency, regardless of the purpose we have of contributing to bringing positions closer together and being a factor that can lead to the achievement of peace,” he stated. .
At the European Council on Thursday and Friday, Montenegro said the need to “promote a cessation of hostilities” will be addressed in the debate on the Middle East, by accepting the ceasefire proposal presented by the United States and supported by the Council. of the United Nations Security Council.
Source: Observadora
