The Slovenian Government Will Discuss The Proposal Of The Recognition Of The Palestinian State This Week

Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob. (Wikimedia Commons/gov.si)

JAKARTA - Prime Minister Robert Golob said the Slovenian government would consider a proposal to recognize the Palestinian state this week.

PM Golob said in a statement that a government meeting on Thursday would consider forwarding "Palestinian recognition" to the country's legislative body for approval.

"Meanwhile, we will continue to coordinate with a group of countries of the same mind to create maximum pressure to immediately carry out a ceasefire and release of hostages," PM Golob said.

"As members of the responsible Security Council (PBB), we have an obligation to do everything in our power to realize lasting peace in the Middle East," he continued.

Earlier, PM Golob initiated the process of "recognizing Palestine as an independent and sovereign state" on May 9.

On Sunday, Slovenian Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon told Al Jazeera: "We have decided that we have a moral obligation, at least a symbolic task, to give Palestinians hope with this further acknowledgment step."

Foreign Minister Fajon added that there is a need to help "reform Palestinian authorities in Ramallah so that one day they can control Gaza," hoped it would be followed by other countries.

Three European countries, Spain, Norway, and Ireland officially recognized the Palestinian State on Tuesday, joining more than 140 countries that have recognized Palestine since 1988.