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Abbas asks EU nations to recognize state of Palestine

Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas (L) speaks as EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini listens prior to attend a EU foreign affairs council at the European Council in Brussels, January 22, 2018. (Photo by AFP)

Jerome Hughes
Press TV, Brussels

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas calls on EU nations to formally recognize his country as a sovereign state. Abbas was speaking at a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels, from which our correspondent Jerome Hughes now reports.

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