Israel recalled its ambassador to Sweden for "consultations" Thursday, hours after Stockholm officially recognised the state of Palestine, the foreign ministry spokesman said. "This indeed reflects our irritation and annoyance at this unhelpful decision, which does not contribute to a return to (peace) negotiations," Emmanuel Nachshon told AFP.
He said the recall of Ambassador Isaac Bachman was for an unspecified length of time. Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstroem announced her country's recognition of Palestine Thursday, making it the first major European country to do so. "Today the government takes the decision to recognise the state of Palestine," she wrote in the mass-circulation Dagens Nyheter daily, less than a month after Sweden's new government announced the plans to make the controversial move.
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