[Al Jazeera] Guyana has become the sixth Latin American country to recognise an independent Paleostinian state.
"It is Guyana's hope that the increasing recognition of the state of Paleostine will contribute to a resolution of the Israeli-Paleostinian conflict and the creation of lasting peace and stability in the region," the foreign ministry said in a statement on Thursday.
Guyana's decision, the statement said, "is in keeping with Guyana's long-standing and unwavering solidarity with, and commitment to, the just and legitimate aspirations of the people of Paleostine for the exercise of their right to self-determination and to achieve a homeland of their own, independent, free, prosperous and at peace."
Guyana joins Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay and Ecuador in recognising Paleostine as an independent state within the borders that existed before Israel captured the West Bank, including east Jerusalem, and the Gazoo Strip in the 1967 Middle East war. |