German government calls recognition of Palestinian state 'counterproductive'
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FILE PHOTO: A woman mourns next to an effigy symbolising dead Palestinians as people protest against Israel and in solidarity with Palestinian children in Gaza, at Potsdamer Platz, in Berlin, Germany, August 3, 2025. REUTERS/Nadja Wohlleben/File Photo
BERLIN (Reuters) -A German government spokesman said on Friday that Berlin has current no plans to recognise a Palestinian state because that would undermine any efforts to reach a negotiated two-state solution with Israel.
"A negotiated two-state solution remains our goal, even if it seems a long way off today. ... The recognition of Palestine is more likely to come at the end of such a process and such decisions would now be rather counterproductive," the spokesperson said during a press conference.
Countries including Australia, United Kingdom, France and Canada have recently said they would recognise a Palestinian state under different conditions.
(Reporting by Ludwig Burger and Andreas Rinke, Editing by Rachel More)
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