Portugal’s Prime Minister Luis Montenegro has said that his country intends to recognise the state of Palestine in September, AFP has reported.
“The Portuguese government will consult the president and parliament on the question of recognising the State of Palestine at the UN in September,” Montenegro’s office has said in a statement.
This comes a day after British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that the UK will recognise the state of Palestine in September, “unless the Israeli government takes substantive steps to end the appalling situation in Gaza”.
The announcement was followed by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who said that the nation will recognise the Palestinian state at the UN in September.
France and Malta have also said they will recognise Palestine.
