LONDON — Saudi Arabia has welcomed the recent announcements by Canada, Malta, and Portugal expressing intent to recognize the State of Palestine, marking a growing shift among Western nations toward a two-state solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, reported by Arab News.
The Kingdom’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs praised the “positive decisions” of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela, both of whom signaled plans to support Palestinian statehood during the upcoming 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York this September. Portugal has also indicated that its government is consulting national leadership and may conclude a similar recognition process during the same UN session.
Riyadh hailed these developments as a vital step in the international push to end decades of suffering endured by the Palestinian people. “The Kingdom renews its call on the rest of the countries to take such serious steps in support of peace,” the ministry said in a statement.
The statements came in the wake of a high-level UN conference co-chaired by Saudi Arabia and France earlier this week in New York. The summit produced the “New York Declaration on the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine,” endorsed by 15 Western nations, including Australia, Ireland, France, Norway, and Spain—though not all signatories have formally recognized Palestinian statehood.
The growing international momentum underscores renewed urgency to resolve the conflict through a two-state solution, a vision long supported by Saudi Arabia and many in the global community.
