"Avigdor Lieberman said that he regrets that the new prime minister was in a hurry to make statements on Sweden's position regarding recognition of a Palestinian state, apparently before he had time even to study the issue in depth," Lieberman's office quoted him as saying, in a statement issued late on Saturday. It added that Sweden's ambassador to Israel, Carl Magnus Nesser, "will be invited for a talk at the foreign ministry in Jerusalem," but did not say when. A Swedish foreign ministry spokesman said Nesser had been summoned to the ministry on Monday. Social Democrat leader Lofven - who narrowly won last month's general election - said in his inaugural speech on Friday that his government wanted to bolster a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. No timeframe for the formal recognition of a Palestinian state has been announced. The decision does not need parliamentary approval to be enforced. "A two-state solution requires mutual recognition and the will to co-exist peacefully," Lofven told parliament. This should take place with respect for the "legitimate demands of the Palestinians and the Israelis as regards their right to self-determination and security", he added. Lofven met the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, in Ramallah in 2012 and told him that Sweden would regonise Palestine should the Social Democrats return to power. Sweden voted in favour of Palestinian observer status at the UN in 2012, which was granted despite opposition from the US and other countries. Source: Agencies
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