Japan says will not recognise Palestinian state: Video
Japan will not recognise Palestinian statehood at next week’s United Nations General Assembly, Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya announced on Friday, September 19 while stressing Tokyo’s continued support for a two-state solution.
“The Japanese government has decided not to recognise the state of Palestine at this UN General Assembly meeting,” Iwaya told reporters at a press conference in Tokyo. “For Japan, the issue of recognising the state of Palestine is not a question of whether to recognise it as a state, as we support a two-state solution, but rather a question of when to recognise it as a state.”
The foreign minister underscored that Tokyo expects “measures” if Israel seeks to obstruct the implementation of a two-state framework. “Japan will continue to urge the United States, which has great influence on this matter, to further strengthen its efforts to bring about an end to Israel’s unilateral actions in order to improve the situation,” Iwaya said.
The announcement followed phone discussions with Palestinian Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar, and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
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