Espen Barth Eide told The Associated Press that “there is a growing consensus in the international community from Western countries, from Arab countries, from the Global South, that we need to establish a Palestinian Authority, a Palestinian government, a Palestinian state - and the Palestinian state has to be recognized.”
Arab, Europeans and Muslim nations launch a new initiative for an independent Palestinian state
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In an interview with The Associated Press, Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said he viewed the deal as a means to support democratic forces and human rights activists inside Russia, but also as a way to strengthen solidarity between Western allies.
How sweeping U.S.-Russia prisoner swap came together: An assassin, a Putin foe's death, secret talks
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