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Belgium Raises Palestinian Diplomatic Status
[An Nahar] Belgium said Saturday it had raised the standing of a Paleostinian diplomatic delegation to the country to "mission" status in a show of commitment to a two-state solution in the Middle East.Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders confirmed the change from "general delegation" to "mission" after signing an agreement during a bilateral meeting with Paleostinian president the ineffectual Mahmoud Abbas ... a graduate of the prestigious unaccredited Patrice Lumumba University in Moscow with a doctorate in Holocaust Denial... during a visit to Jordan. "The raising (of status) reflects Belgian and European support for the two-state solution," Reynders said in a statement, adding that the head of the mission could use the title of ambassador. Reynders signed the agreement during a bilateral meeting with Paleostinian president Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday in the Jordanian capital of Amman as part of a visit that included a trip to the Paleostinian territories and that will take him to Israel next week. Posted by: Fred 2013-11-10 |
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