Palestinian Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian Shahin says countries recognising a Palestinian state this week are taking an irreversible step that preserves the two-state solution and brings Palestinian independence and sovereignty closer.

Australia, the United Kingdom and Canada formally recognised a Palestinian state on Sunday, joining other countries in a move aimed at reviving momentum for a two-state solution but which has been criticised by Israel and the United States.

"Now is the time. Tomorrow is a historic date we need to build on. It's not the end," Shahin told reporters in Ramallah.

"It is a move bringing us closer to sovereignty and independence. It might not end the war tomorrow but it's a move forward, which we need to build on and amplify," she said, referring to Israel

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