Abbas hails ‘historic’ Swedish recognition of Palestinian state
By
AFP
October 30, 2014
RAMALLAH: Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Thursday hailed a decision by Sweden to officially recognise the state of Palestine, his spokesman told.
"President Abbas welcomes Sweden´s decision," Nabil Abu Rudeina told, saying the Palestinian leader described the move as "brave and historic".
Sweden is the first EU member state in western Europe to recognise Palestine.