On July 29th, local time, during the implementation of the “Two-State Solution” international conference held at the United Nations headquarters, British Foreign Secretary Lamy announced that the UK would recognize the State of Palestine during the UN General Assembly session in September.
According to British media, more than 200 members of Parliament have recently called on Prime Minister Stormont to immediately recognize the State of Palestine. In his statement on the situation in Gaza on the 25th, Stormont had mentioned that the UK hopes to promote peace processes and urgently demands a ceasefire, stating, “recognizing the State of Palestine is one step.” (Xu Dezhi)