Dhaka won't recognise Israel until Palestine becomes sovereign: Momen

Foreign minister Dr AK Abdul Momen saidThursday Dhaka would not recognise Israel until Palestine is established as an independent and sovereign country free of any occupation forces, reports BSS.

"As long as Palestine is not established as an independent and sovereign state, we (Dhaka) are beside them and we would not accept any occupation (Israel) army there (Palestine)," he said.

He was speaking at a handover ceremony of the donation of Bangladesh Association of Pharmaceutical Industries for the people of Palestine at the state guest house Padma in the capital.