New Zealand considering recognition of Palestinian state, foreign minister says

Aug 10, 2025

FILE PHOTO: New Zealand's Foreign Minister Winston Peters attends the 57th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting at National Convention Center, in Vientiane, Laos, July 26, 2024. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa/File Photo — Chalinee Thirasupa

(Reuters) -New Zealand is considering recognition of a Palestinian state, Foreign Minister Winston Peters said on Monday.

Peters said Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's cabinet would make a formal decision in September and present the government's approach at the U.N. Leaders' Week.

(Reporting by Christine Chen in Sydney; Editing by Jamie Freed)

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