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Government Officially Recognizes Palestinian State

January 25 2011

Peru

The government of Peru has formally recognized a Palestinian state, Reuters reports.

Peruvian Foreign Minister Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde did not specify if Peru recognized the Palestine state along borders that existed before 1967.

Several Latin American countries, including Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Bolivia and Ecuador, have also recognized an independent state of Palestine.

Israel has warned that such declarations could undermine the peace process.

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