Accustomed to discreet diplomacy, Canada breaks with a tradition of alignment to the United States. In the footsteps of France and the United Kingdom, the country undertook to recognize the State of Palestine in September, during the General Assembly of the United Nations. “The level of suffering in Gaza is intolerable. Canada condemns the fact that the Israeli government has let the disaster deteriorate ”said Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Wednesday July 30.
Long in favor of a two -state solution, Canada notes that this perspective is “Being underwent before our eyes”. “For decades, the solution would have been hoped in the context of a peace process based on an agreement negotiated between the Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority, added the Canadian Prime Minister. This approach is no longer tenable. »»
However, the recognition of a Palestinian state will be accompanied by certain conditions. Mark Carney, who spoke with the president of the Palestinian authority, Mahmoud Abbas, explains that he had obtained, from the latter, the guarantee he was going to carry out reforms, to organize general elections in 2026 and not to militarize the Palestinian State. “Hamas should not play any role”Prevents Canada.
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