OTTAWA — Foreign Minister Anita Anand says Canada’s imminent recognition of Palestinian statehood does not mean the government will immediately normalize diplomatic relations with the Palestinian Authority. Article content

Speaking to reporters from Mexico on Friday, the minister argued that recognizing Palestinian statehood at the United Nations General Assembly next week — breaking with decades of Canadian foreign policy precedent — was no different than believing in a two-state solution between Palestine and Israel. Article content

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But the recognition does not mean Canada will normalize diplomatic relations with the Palestinian Authority (PA), the governing body in the West Bank, she noted.

“Normalization is completely different from recognition

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