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Canada to Recognize Palestine at September UN Assembly, Subject to Reform Commitments
- Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that Canada plans to officially acknowledge Palestine as a state during the UN General Assembly in September 2025.
- This decision follows France and the UK planning similar recognitions, with Canada's move depending on Palestinian Authority reforms.
- Carney cited intolerable and rapidly worsening human suffering in Gaza and longstanding commitment to a two-state negotiated peace process.
- Nearly 200 former Canadian diplomats urged Carney to recognize Palestine, and Macron made France the first G7 country to act last week.
- Canada's recognition is largely symbolic but may increase diplomatic pressure for conflict resolution amid over 140 countries’ recognitions worldwide.
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Carney's pledge that Canada would recognize a Palestinian state gets mixed reactions
MONTREAL - Prime Minister Mark Carney’s commitment that Canada would recognize a Palestinian state is prompting mixed reactions from Canadians with family in the Middle East.
After France, recognition of the Palestinian state was also announced by Canada. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said his country plans to recognize Palestine in September at the United Nations.
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