We are not ready to recognize a Palestinian state, he says at a press conference together with Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar on Sunday, reports The Jerusalem Post.
But Israel has no veto over a Danish recognition of a Palestinian state, he continues, in response to Sa'ar's statement that a recognition of Palestine would risk Israel's security.
Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said in August that they have been in favor of a recognition for a "pretty long time", but that they are not ready yet.
We must of course be sure that it will be a democratic state, she said then according to DR.
In late July, a group of Western countries announced that they intend to recognize the state of Palestine at the UN General Assembly now in September. Among them are France, Finland, Australia, New Zealand and Canada.
