Kirchner has written to Abbas, expressing Argentina's support for an independent Palestinian state [GALLO/GETTY]
Argentina has recognised Palestine as a "free and independent state," just days after neighbouring Brazil announced that it would "legitimate aspiration of the Palestinian people for a secure, united, democratic and economically viable state co-existing peacefully with Israel".
Hector Timerman, Argentina's foreign minister, said on Monday
that the Latin American nation officially recognised Palestine according
to its 1967 borders and hopes for peaceful solution to
Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
"Argentina has traditionally
recognised the right of the Palestinian people to create an independent
state just like the Israeli state, to live together in peace with their
neighbours with secure and internationally recognised borders," Timerman
said.
"With this objective, our country has always supported the
international community's initiatives to reach a fair, peaceful and
definitive solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict."
He said that Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, the president, had written to Mahmoud Abbas, her Palestinian counterpart, to express her support.
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