Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday welcomed the announcement by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to formally recognise Palestine as a state.
The prime minister said in a statement that Spain’s acceptance of Palestine as a state is a positive development in the global scene.
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He said that the Spanish people, led by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, rejected Israeli barbarism against the defenseless Palestinians
PM Shehbaz also strongly condemned the recent unprovoked Israeli bombing of Rafah which martyred another 45 Palestinian people, and reiterated his call for an immediate end to the genocide of the Palestinian population being carried out by Israel.
The prime minister reiterated Pakistan’s resolve to continue extending moral, political and diplomatic support to the Palestinian people till the establishment of an independent Palestine state with Quds Al Sharif as its capital.
Earlier, PM Shehbaz also expressed deep admiration for the recent decision taken by the Governments of Ireland and Norway to recognise the state of Palestine.
