Norway, Ireland, Spain to recognise Palestinian state: Israel recalls envoys

But following Hamas' October 7 attacks and Israel's counteroffensive in Gaza, diplomats are reconsidering the once controversial ideas. In 2014, Sweden, which has a large Palestinian community, became the first EU member state in Western Europe to recognize Palestinian statehood. It had previously been recognized by six other European countries: Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Hungary, […]

Bangladesh and Ireland hold first Foreign Office Consultations, sign MoU on Biennial Consultations

Secretary General Hackett looks forward to visiting Bangladesh for a second Foreign Office consultation in Dhaka. Momen also underlined the importance of admission of more Bangladeshi students by Irish universities and recruitment of bright IT professionals from Bangladesh into the Irish tech industry under the EU Talent Partnership. Both Foreign Secretaries underlined the need to […]