BOGOTA: Jamaica decided to officially recognise the State of Palestine on Tuesday following deliberations in the Cabinet the previous day, Anadolu Age...
: Jamaica decided to officially recognise the State of Palestine on Tuesday following deliberations in the Cabinet the previous day, Anadolu Agency reported.
“By recognising the State of Palestine, Jamaica strengthens its advocacy towards a peaceful solution,” Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kamina Johnson Smith said in a press statement. Johnson Smith reaffirmed Jamaica’s support for a cease-fire, the release of hostages and access to humanitarian aid for the people of Gaza.
Jamaica now joins around 140 United Nations member states and the 11 Caribbean Community countries that have recognised the State of Palestine, including Ecuador, Egypt, India, Iceland, Romania, Poland, Burundi, Thailand, Tanzania, Iraq, Sweden, Russia, Guyana, Haiti, Suriname, Cuba and the Dominican Republic.
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