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Palestinians: Recognition of States

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will have discussions with his Israeli counterpart on the potential UK recognition of a Palestinian state.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 17 Jul 2024
Target answer date: 22 Jul 2024
Answer: 23 Jul 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

17 Jul 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will have discussions with his Israeli counterpart on the potential UK recognition of a Palestinian state.
22 Jul 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
23 Jul 2024
Answer published
During the Foreign Secretary's visit on 14 July to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories he emphasised the need for a credible and irreversible pathway towards a two-state solution in meetings with Prime Minister Netanyahu and Foreign Minister K...

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