PA 'foreign minister': A new country will recognize 'Palestine'

Riyad al-Malki, the Palestinian Authority (PA) “foreign minister”, said on Sunday that a new country will be recognizing the State of “Palestine” by the end of the month, reported the PA Wafa news agency.

Al-Malki told Palestine TV that the move is an indication of the strenuous efforts by the PA leadership at the political and diplomatic levels on the way forward to statehood and independence.