Onus Now on Government to Propose Recognition of Palestine

Ljubljana, 28 November - The Foreign Policy Committee called on the government Friday to submit to parliament a decree on the recognition of an independent Palestine, capping several weeks of debates about whether Slovenia should recognise Palestine before there is an EU-wide consensus.

Ljubljana The Foreign Policy Committee hands the initiative on recognition of Palestine to government by defeating an opposition-sponsored motion for immediate recognition. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
The Foreign Policy Committee hands the initiative on recognition of Palestine to government by defeating an opposition-sponsored motion for immediate recognition.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana The Foreign Policy Committee hands the initiative on recognition of Palestine to government by defeating an opposition-sponsored motion for immediate recognition. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
The Foreign Policy Committee hands the initiative on recognition of Palestine to government by defeating an opposition-sponsored motion for immediate recognition.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana The Foreign Policy Committee hands the initiative on recognition of Palestine to government by defeating an opposition-sponsored motion for immediate recognition. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
The Foreign Policy Committee hands the initiative on recognition of Palestine to government by defeating an opposition-sponsored motion for immediate recognition.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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