Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand listens to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speak during a press conference after a Cabinet meeting to discuss the situation in the Middle East on Wednesday.DAVE CHAN/AFP/Getty Images
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada intends to recognize the state of Palestine at the United Nations General Assembly in September.
Speaking to reporters in Ottawa on Wednesday, Mr. Carney said that intention is based on the Palestinian Authority’s commitment to essential reforms, such as President Mahmoud Abbas promise to hold general elections in 2026 and not to militarize the Palestinian state.
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