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Spain: We'll strive for a Palestinian state in 2010
By News Agencies
Tags: Spain EU, Palestinian state 
 

The Spanish Foreign Minister said on Friday that Spain, as the next European Union president, intends on working towards a Palestinian state in 2010.

Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos told a news briefing in Brussels on Friday that his country, which takes over the EU presidency for six months in January, would strive for quick talks.

"My idea and my dream ... is to work for having in 2010, finally, a Palestinian state that could live in peace and security with Israel," Moratinos said.
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Moratinos emphasized the urgency for a two-state solution. "It's not going to be easy, but I think it's needed. We need a Palestinian state, the sooner, the better, and that is going to be our objective," the French news agency AFP quoted Moratinos as saying.

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  1.   How about a Jewish State? 20:32  |  Lenny K 18/12/09
  2.   Spain must establish a Bask independence 20:35  |  Abuya 18/12/09
  3.   "...could...?" How about "will?" 20:39  |  just wondering 18/12/09
  4.   A Palestinian State in Spain nearly already exist 20:42  |  chaim Ben Kahan 18/12/09
  5.   We need a Basque state in 2010 20:46  |  Ken Jurist 18/12/09
  6.   Great 20:58  |  Serge 18/12/09
  7.   Palestinian state ??? a dream 20:58  |  Yossi 18/12/09
  8.   spain - franko-fascist mentality 21:13  |  Mark Bernadiner 18/12/09
  9.   what happens when there is 2 states 21:14  |  ross 18/12/09
  10.   Looks like hopes of respite for Israel 21:25  |  Terry Wogan 18/12/09
  11.   A great idea... 21:26  |  Eaglebeak 18/12/09
  12.   To support pal state fabrication is to deny Jewish State rights t 21:31  |  Joseph .E 18/12/09
  13.   total disarmament 21:31  |  real vision 18/12/09
  14.   and i will support any and all independence groups "Freedom From 21:36  |  ralph 18/12/09
  15.   Spain recommending itself as an interlocutor ... 21:58  |  Morris Valentine 18/12/09
  16.   Funny Spaniards 22:24  |  Norwegian 18/12/09
  17.   #5 `real vision?` 22:42  |  alan 18/12/09
  18.   Spain: "...a Palestinian state, the sooner, the better..." 22:57  |  Esther 18/12/09
  19.   an independent disarmed state called Biskaya 23:08  |  alexander 18/12/09
  20.   that`s a great idea 23:09  |  steve from raleigh 18/12/09
  21.   Israel Should Support A Basque State & Kurdish State 23:12  |  Roger 18/12/09
  22.   Great! How much of Madrid are you setting aside for it÷ 23:25  |  Curious American 18/12/09
  23.   Herman Van Rompuy is the EU President !!!! 23:32  |  David Factual 18/12/09
  24.   Bravo to the Spanish FM, now lets see the real action from Obama! 23:37  |  palestinian 18/12/09
  25.   what about a basque state? 23:40  |  ed 18/12/09
  26.   It`s a mistery 23:44  |  Ehud 18/12/09
  27.   blind idf 23:56  |  paulo2005 18/12/09
  28.   To Moratinos Israeil is not a place where you can dictate your 23:57  |  Dani 18/12/09
  29.   response to #1 01:18  |  bronxite10 19/12/09
  30.   Like a pain in the neck 01:21  |  Jochai Rubinstein 19/12/09
  31.   Europe talks big 01:30  |  utagawa 19/12/09
  32.   Sounds Good to Me Too 01:35  |  Jane 19/12/09
  33.   the spanish foreign minister is one of thousands 02:12  |  katznelson 19/12/09
  34.   spain is in the same pigeon hole as turkey 02:14  |  harzion 19/12/09
  35.   Basque State of Idaho 02:19  |  Mark of Lewiston 19/12/09
  36.   Shutter the EU from ALL negotiations: Anti-Semites 02:25  |  EZ 19/12/09
  37.   #2, #3 Spot the difference. 02:31  |  Johnboy 19/12/09
  38.   Real vision - total disarmament? 02:45  |  stella westwell 19/12/09
  39.   johnboy "discuss" 02:59  |  harzion 19/12/09
  40.   Spain is scared of the moslems! 03:00  |  Mark 19/12/09
  41.   johnboy the basques deny they are citizen of spain 03:01  |  harzion 19/12/09
  42.   What Spain needs to do first 03:03  |  M Benzaquen 19/12/09
  43.   some more news about the wishes of jordan 03:12  |  yarom yair 19/12/09
  44.   why has the world forgotten the 1948 lines were armistice lines 03:16  |  harzion 19/12/09
  45.   "in no sense are the armistice lines to be 03:34  |  itzhik 19/12/09
  46.   #40/41 Indeed, the 1948 lines were the armistice line. 04:09  |  Ben Alofs 19/12/09
  47.   Spain gov: establish your own Arab state in...Andalus ! 04:40  |  Yehouda Halevi 19/12/09
  48.   Ken Jurist - UH? Hypocritical only if you`re ignorant 04:50  |  CJ 19/12/09
  49.   #40/41 Indeed, the 1948 lines were the armistice line. 05:22  |  Ben Alofs 19/12/09
  50.   Ben Alofs` patent hypocrisy 05:36  |  SDHD 19/12/09
  51.   Why so much anger at Spanish PM? 06:03  |  Michael 19/12/09
  52.   More Must Strive 06:04  |  Vladek 19/12/09
  53.   Good both for Israel and Palestine 06:22  |  Canadian Dude 19/12/09
  54.   SDHD - All refugees should be allowed to go home 06:26  |  stella westwell 19/12/09
  55.   harzion - What armistice of 1948? 06:30  |  CJ 19/12/09
  56.   Mark How does a Palestinian state exist in Jordan? 06:34  |  CJ 19/12/09
  57.   #43, Ben Alofs 07:22  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 19/12/09
  58.   Palitunes capital of PA 07:22  |  j 19/12/09
  59.   when spain ceeds its south to the arabs we`ll consider their idea 07:26  |  ralph 19/12/09
  60.   #12, Morris Valentine 07:27  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 19/12/09
  61.   Basque? 07:27  |  carla 19/12/09
  62.   Why not just accept the truth 07:31  |  Ruben 19/12/09
  63.   #32, Mark, regarding political rights 07:47  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 19/12/09
  64.   WOW, ARE YOU SURE, SENOR? 07:56  |  indrajaya 19/12/09
  65.   #59, Reuben 08:01  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 19/12/09
  66.   #59 Ruben 08:17  |  Der Zweifler 19/12/09
  67.   59 Reuben - Panic 08:50  |  Mark of Lewiston 19/12/09
  68.   #46 Ben Alofs 08:58  |  Der Zweifler 19/12/09
  69.   Spain: please dont hurt us terrorists! 09:12  |  Naftali Uzzi 19/12/09
  70.   A state yes - but not at any price 09:26  |  Palestinian Brit 19/12/09
  71.   #59 ruben doesnt know why poeple who live in glass houses 09:35  |  vhardman 19/12/09
  72.   Lenny K #1 Amen to that! 09:51  |  Petra 19/12/09
  73.   Of course!!! If Spain gives the Basques a state, Israel will 10:00  |  CJ 19/12/09
  74.   Petra Was it a Christian or Muslim Spain who marched 800,000 Jew 10:02  |  CJ 19/12/09
  75.   Great! "Andalus" in acknowledgement? 10:19  |  Boabdeel Binnar 19/12/09
  76.   Spain; Deal with Catalunya, Basques and give them a state first. 10:23  |  Eran 19/12/09
  77.   Great, We`ll Put it in Spain 10:30  |  UsedToPostHere 19/12/09
  78.   the divine right? 10:33  |  eric 19/12/09
  79.   1492 12:00  |  erik 19/12/09
  80.   Thumbscrews to be tightened in 2010 12:03  |  Chris Linthwaite 19/12/09
  81.   cj the fighting ended with an armistice agreement 12:32  |  harzion 19/12/09
  82.   Lenny, then we will have Islamic state & Spain a catholic one 12:34  |  Justitia 19/12/09
  83.   #72 So sorry, harzion, but CJ is correct. 13:58  |  Johnboy 19/12/09
  84.   Comparing Basque to Palestine is just clueless 14:14  |  James Wingon 19/12/09
  85.   why 2010? We have enough time in 2009 14:19  |  17 19/12/09
  86.   Why don`t they create the Philistinian state in Basque Country? 14:26  |  Ronny 19/12/09
  87.   CJ now, Spain is both. 14:34  |  Petra 19/12/09
  88.   Canadian Dude - Gaza is free. 14:38  |  Petra 19/12/09
  89.   Naftali you got it! 14:44  |  Petra 19/12/09
  90.   Basque state as well 15:04  |  Jackie 19/12/09
  91.   #67 cj cannot get anything right he imagines 15:26  |  vhardman 19/12/09
  92.   cj what occupation are you going on about 15:28  |  yehuda 19/12/09
  93.   will the foreign minister of spain set a good example 15:32  |  yisrael 19/12/09
  94.   The EU should address its own problems 15:35  |  a wandering Jew 19/12/09
  95.   What has Basque got to do with Palestinian state and human... 15:47  |  Tcherkessi 19/12/09
  96.   Thanks, Spain 16:21  |  Choni Bee 19/12/09
  97.   Viva Miguel Angel, VIVA ESPANA 17:17  |  Incarnacion 19/12/09
  98.   harzion discuss 17:20  |  John the American 19/12/09
  99.   "My Dream" 17:21  |  idf_sergeant 19/12/09
  100.   #3Ken jurist.Try to learn something about Spain 17:37  |  Tio Pepe 19/12/09
  101.   The `dreams and idea`s of a Spanish foreign minister 17:49  |  tiki 19/12/09
  102.   #35 - stella westwell 17:57  |  Maurice 19/12/09
  103.   The EU has enough problem of its own 18:33  |  a wandering Jew 19/12/09
  104.   Agree with the Bee 18:46  |  Jasper 19/12/09
  105.   johnboy let us concentrate on the armistice line 19:00  |  harzion 19/12/09
  106.   a new Arab state in 2010 19:03  |  Ralph 19/12/09
  107.   Out of touch 19:54  |  Paula 19/12/09
  108.   Panic As The Winds OOf Change Blow 20:08  |  chet 19/12/09
  109.   Palestines Basques 20:25  |  arik 19/12/09
  110.   occupation of non state land 20:34  |  arik 19/12/09
  111.   If the Palestinians really wanted a state, they could .... 20:51  |  Jordan 19/12/09
  112.   37 Stella Westwell 21:16  |  Jeremy Woolf 19/12/09
  113.   FINE 21:39  |  give them a state 19/12/09
  114.   vhardman UH? 00:14  |  CJ 20/12/09
  115.   Paula#104, you`re an idiot with amnesia 05:41  |  S.D. 20/12/09
  116.   It`s time for Spain to pay up 07:47  |  utagawa 20/12/09
  117.   The Quartet support for Jewish State demise is necessary for 07:53  |  Joseph .E 20/12/09
  118.   107 give them a state 09:04  |  John Spear 20/12/09
  119.   Where does this guy get off.... 09:38  |  Happy Minyan 20/12/09
  120.   #111 Joh Spear - the "Legal Owners" CLEARLY and OFFICIALLY stated 10:04  |  CK Tan 20/12/09
  121.   S.D. in New York 13:58  |  Paula 20/12/09
  122.   Happy Minyan 14:00  |  Paula 20/12/09
  123.   Reply to Paula - You`re still an ill informed idiot 21:46  |  S.D. 20/12/09
  124.   Those who claim to be experts 21:58  |  S.D. 20/12/09
  125.   #4 chaim ben 22:28  |  Dee 25/01/10
  126.   #65 Cipora 22:51  |  dee 25/01/10
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