Palestine–Uruguay relations

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The State of Palestine has an embassy in Montevideo. [1] The Oriental Republic of Uruguay has an embassy in Ramallah. [2] During the period 2020-2024, the ambassador of Palestine in Montevideo is Nadia Rasheed. [3]

Uruguay recognized the State of Palestine in 2011, [4] [5] without specifically recognizing borders. [6] [7] There is a small Palestinian population in Uruguay, numbering a few thousands. [8]

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References

  1. "Palestina". Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  2. "Autoridad Nacional Palestina saludó apertura de embajada uruguaya en Ramallah". Uruguay Presidencia (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  3. Claramunt, Francisco (11 October 2024). "Interview to the Palestinian ambassador Nadia Rasheed". Brecha (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  4. Government of Uruguay (15 March 2011). "El Gobierno uruguayo reconoció al Estado Palestino". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
  5. Government of Uruguay (20 April 2010). "Comunicado conjunto de Uruguay y el Gobierno de la Autoridad Nacional Palestina" (in Spanish). Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Archived from the original on 15 May 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
  6. "Uruguay officially recognizes Palestine". The Jerusalem Post. 17 March 2011.
  7. "Uruguay recognizes Palestinian sovereign state and will open embassy in Ramallah".
  8. Arocena, Felipe. "Multiculturalism in Uruguay" (PDF). Retrieved 6 October 2015.(in Spanish)