Norway Parliament Calls for Recognition of Independent Palestinian State

Norway’s parliament has approved a resolution that calls on the government to be ready to recognise Palestine as an independent state, local media has reported. The resolution, brought by the ruling coalition on Thursday, was passed after eight out of the 10 parties in parliament voted in favour of it.

It “asks the government to be ready to recognize Palestine as an independent state, without making a final peace accord a condition.”

Earlier proposals highlighted peace as a condition for recognition, the News in English website reported.

The resolution was approved by a resounding majority, with only the Christian Democrats and the conservative Progress Party voting against it.

Norway is one of the few Western countries that has called for a ceasefire in Gaza.