{"id":203405,"date":"2014-10-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T18:34:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=203405"},"modified":"2019-03-12T18:34:05","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T18:34:05","slug":"auto-insert-203405","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-203405\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweden recognizes State of Palestine and increases aid – Swedish MoFA press release\/Non-UN document"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Press release<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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30 October 2014<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Ministry for Foreign Affairs<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Sweden recognises Palestine and increases aid<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Sweden has today recognised the State of Palestine. The Government considers that the international law criteria for the recognition of Palestine have been satisfied. <\/p><\/div>\n

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Sweden hopes that its decision will facilitate a peace agreement by making the parties less unequal, supporting the moderate Palestinian forces and contributing to hope at a time when tensions are increasing and no peace talks are taking place.<\/p><\/div>\n

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"The purpose of Sweden's recognition is to contribute to a future in which Israel and Palestine can live side by side in peace and security. We want to contribute to creating more hope and belief in the future among young Palestinians and Israelis who might otherwise run the risk of believing that there is no alternative to the current situation," says Minister for Foreign Affairs Margot Wallström (Social Democratic Party).<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Government also adopted a five-year aid strategy including substantially increased support to Palestinian state-building. Bilateral aid to Palestine will increase by SEK 500 million to SEK 1.5 billion over the next five-year period, in addition to Sweden's substantial humanitarian assistance.<\/p><\/div>\n

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"Sweden's contribution aims among other things to make it easier for Palestinians to support themselves and to continue living where they are, to strengthen women's empowerment and strengthen resilience to environmental and climate changes. This increased assistance means support to all moderate and non-violent forces in Palestine promoting democracy, human rights and gender equality," says Minister for International Development Cooperation Isabella Lövin (Green Party).<\/p><\/div>\n

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Contact<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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John Zanchi
\nPress contact for the Minister for Foreign Affairs
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\n<\/i><\/span>email to John Zanchi, via the MFA Communications Department <\/u><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

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Catarina Axelsson
\nPress contact for the Minister for International Development Cooperation
\nwork +46 8 405 10 00
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\n<\/i><\/span>email to Catarina Axelsson<\/u><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

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