President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday inaugurated the new headquarters of the embassy of Palestine in Sweden.
The ceremony took place in the presence of Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstroem together with other government officials and foreign ambassadors.
Abbas praised Sweden for its recognition of Palestine and said the country took a "brave step" which should be emulated by other members of the European Union.
"Such recognitions do not mean that we don't want to negotiate with Israel," Abbas said.
"We call upon the Israeli government to start negotiations on the basis of international legitimacy and to halt the procedures and sanctions it has taken against the state of Palestine by withholding Palestinian money."
Abbas said that the PA would negotiate regardless of international recognition by states or the United Nations Security Council. more
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