Albares, who is attending this open debate at the UNSC at a ministerial level, which is taking place throughout the day, will present Spain's political will in favour of a realistic and viable two-state solution, as he believes that this is the way forward for peace.
Albares' intervention at the UNSC is part of the process of political dialogue with member states that have not yet recognised Palestine. A dialogue that Spain is leading so that this process is carried out in a coordinated manner among all those countries that have not yet taken this step.
So far, 139 states have recognised Palestine, nine of them in the European Union. One of the last countries in the world to have done so was Sweden, a member state of the European Union.
Today's debate at the UNSC will focus on the admission of Palestine as a full Member State of the United Nations after the Palestinian diplomatic representation to the United Nations asked UN Secretary-General António Guterres on 2 April to resume consideration of its 2011 application.
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The Minister for Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, José Manuel Albares (Foto de archivo)