Spain's foreign minister has vowed to work on the establishment of an independent Palestinian state when his country takes over the European Union presidency next year.
"My idea, and my dream, and my engagement, is to work for having in 2010, finally, a Palestinian state that could live in peace and security with Israel," Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said in Brussels on Friday.
| I'm sure Israel would be thrilled if Spain could achieve such a thing, though they'd settle for a Palestinian state not actively murderous, nor teaching Palestinian children to hate Juices. |
"We are all in the international community defending the two-state solution. Why should we wait for a Palestinian state? We have Israel as a state, we want its neighbor, the Palestinians, to have the same status," he added.
| Clearly Minister Moratinos' mother never taught him that patience is a virtue. |
Moratinos who was laying out the priorities of Spain's six-month term at the EU's helm starting on January 1, said an independent Palestinian state could only come about through negotiations.
"It's not going to be easy, but I think it's needed. We need a Palestinian state, the sooner, the better, and that is going to be our objective," said the foreign minister.
Earlier this month, European Union foreign ministers agreed on the recognition of a Palestinian state with Jerusalem Al-Quds as its capital.
They adopted a text agreeing that Jerusalem Al-Quds should provide "the future capital of the two states," as part of a negotiated settlement.
The negations, suspended during the Gaza war last year, have been blocked due to Israel's refusal to freeze settlement construction in the occupied lands including east Jerusalem Al-Quds.
The regime claims the holy city as its "eternal, indivisible" capital, while the Palestinians want at least the implementation of the UN resolutions which give control of the eastern part of the city to them.
| Oh -- "the regime" means the Israeli government, not the PA as I thought at the beginning of the sentence. The PressTV-Iran writer wants a bit more practice before appearing in print again. |
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