Source: Sputnik International
Athens plans to hold parliament voting on recognition of the State of Palestine because the new Greek government does not want to damage relations with Israel, a source in the Greek cabinet told Sputnik.
The newly elected Greek government plans to put officially recognizing the State of Palestine on the agenda, a source in the country’s ruling Syriza party told Sputnik.Amid ongoing political turmoil in the Middle East, Greece is choosing to take a stand and officially recognize Palestine, as Sputnik found out.
“The recognition of the State of Palestine will be on agenda in the Greek parliament in the coming weeks,” says a source in the nation’s largest political party, Syriza.
“By the example of Vatican and other European nations, Athens will hold a parliament voting on the issue of the recognition of Palestine. At the initiative of the Syriza party, the Greek parliament plans to recognize the State of Palestine along the 1967 borders,” he added.
Recently strengthened ties with Tel Aviv, however, may present some issues for Athens.
“Given the cooperation with Israel the Greek coalition government stands for recognizing Palestine through parliament voting, not via government channels,” a source in the Greek cabinet told Sputnik.
According to the Convention on Diplomatic Relations, recognition of a state by another state occurs through a decision by the Council of ministers and through publication of the law by the state’s government. Then, the information is sent on down the chain of command via diplomatic channels.
Athens does not want to damages its relations with Tel Aviv, so the Greek government decided to run the procedure through parliament, experts noted.
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