New Zealand considers recognition of Palestinian state

(VOVWORLD) - New Zealand will make a decision on whether to recognize Palestine as a state next month at the UN General Assembly's Leader's Meeting in New York, said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Winston Peters said in a statement on Monday.

New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Winston Peters (File photo: REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa)

According to the statement, New Zealand, as a long-standing supporter of the two-state solution and Palestinian self-determination, is an active participant in discussions about how to broker a ceasefire and a political solution to enable Israelis and Palestinians to live peacefully side-by-side.

The announcement was made as an increasing number of countries declaring their intention and decisions to recognize the Palestinian State.