The Greek government will soon officially recognise the state of Palestine, the country’s ruling Syriza party told Palestinian lawmakers on Saturday, the Palestinian Legislative Council said in a statement.
According to Palestinian news agency Ma’an, the Greek pledge came during a meeting between a Syriza delegation and Palestinian MPs in Ramallah, although no specific time frame for the recognition was provided.
Ma’an said that the Greek delegation met with a group of Palestinian politicians that included Azzam al-Ahmad from Fatah, Qays Abdul Karim from the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine and Mustafa Barghouti of the Palestinian National Initiative.
“Due to some special circumstances, the Greek recognition of the Palestinian state has been delayed, but it will come soon,” the Greek delegation said, according to the report.
The Greek parliament approved a resolution in December calling on the government to recognise the state of Palestine, in a special session attended by visiting Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
All Greece’s parliamentary parties voted in favour of the move, the assembly’s president Nikos Voutsis said.
Prime Minister Alexis Tspiras announced after meeting with Abbas that Greece would no longer refer on official documents to the Palestinian Authority, but rather to Palestine.
Athens has forged closer ties with Israel in recent years, especially in the field of energy.
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