Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates // Welcomes the decisions of Slovenia to recognize the state of Palestine

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates welcomes the decisions taken by the government of Sloveniato to recognize the State of Palestine. With this significant step, Slovenia has demonstrated its unwavering commitment to the rigt of the Palestinian people to self determination, to the two-State solution and to delivering the long overdue justice to the Palestinian People.

Further, the recognition of Slovenia is in line with International law and all United Nations relevant resolutions, which will contribute positively to all international efforts towards ending the Israeli Illegal occupation and achieving peace and stability in the region.

The Ministry once again calls on all states, that have not yet recognized the State of Palestine to take this principled decision as soon as possible, as a step towards ending the grave injustice to which the Palestinian people have been subjugated for many decade, and to acknowledge their inalienable rights and aspirations, to self-determination in their independent and sovereign state, with East Jerusalem as its capital.