The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago officially recognize the State of Palestine

The government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago has decided to officially recognize the state of Palestine.

According to WAFA, this decision was issued on the recommendation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs during a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of the government of Trinidad and Tobago, and the decision confirmed that this recognition will contribute to strengthening and supporting the growing international consensus on the issue of Palestinian independence.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that Trinidad and Tobago has a long history of principled support for the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination, represented by the government’s firm position that a solution to the Palestinian issue based on respect for international law and the UN Charter is the only way to end the long-standing conflict.

The Ministry stressed that Trinidad and Tobago has regularly supported resolutions supporting Palestine at the UN General Assembly, including granting it the status of a non-member observer state in the General Assembly, noting that since the beginning of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip on the seventh of last October, it has also supported the resolutions adopted at the emergency sessions of the General Assembly on the protection of civilians and legal and humanitarian obligations in this regard.

It is noteworthy that Jamaica and Barbados announced last month their recognition of the state of Palestine. Other countries in the Caribbean and Latin America are expected to follow the same step, as announced by the Permanent Representative of Palestine to the United Nations Riyad Mansour last month.

Amal Farhat