Ireland is certain to recognise Palestinian statehood by the end of May, the country’s Foreign Minister Micheal Martin said, without specifying a date. “We will be recognising the state of Palestine before the end of the month,” Martin, who is also Ireland’s deputy prime minister, told the Newstalk radio station on Wednesday. In March the leaders of Spain, Ireland, Slovenia and Malta said in a joint statement that they stand ready to recognise Palestinian statehood.

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