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Ramallah,
Palestinian Territories (ANTARA News/AFP) - The Palestinian foreign ministry
said on Thursday it had received a letter from the Thai government formally
recognising a Palestinian state on the 1967 lines.
A ministry
official told AFP the Palestinian delegation at the United Nations received a
formal letter from Thailand saying it recognises a Palestinian state on the
1967 lines late on Wednesday.
The move
was hailed on Thursday by foreign minister Riyad al-Malki.
"Thailand`s
recognition of a Palestinian state is the first of the New Year 2012 and is a
new achievement for Palestinian diplomacy," he told the official news
agency WAFA.
Malki said
the announcement brought to 131 the number of countries who recognise a
Palestinian state within the lines that existed before the 1967 Six-Day War.
Palestinian
president Mahmud Abbas also thanked Thailand for the move, WAFA said, and
confirmed the letter was handed over by Thailand`s UN mission in New York.
"President
Mahmud Abbas thanks Thailand`s king and government for its official recognition
of the Palestinian state," the Abbas statement said.
"Official
procedures have begun on the establishment of diplomatic relations."
The
Palestinians have sought to boost their international standing and support as
negotiations with Israel remain stalled over the issue of settlement
construction.
In 2011,
they won recognition from a slew of countries, as well as membership at the UN
cultural agency, UNESCO.
They also
presented a bid to join the United Nations as a full member, over opposition
from Washington and Israel, a request that is still being considered by the
international body.
Editor: B Kunto Wibisono
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