Majdi al-Khaldi, the diplomatic advisor to Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas, on Monday called on the Canadian government to recognize the “state of Palestine” and to support it in the international arena.
The official PA news agency Wafa reported that in a speech he gave in Abbas’ name at a ceremony held by the PA delegation in Ramallah marking Canada Day, Khaldi praised Canada's support for international law, the two-state solution, the Palestinian people's right to self-determination and its resistance to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
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