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Occupation magazine - Related Issues Home page  back Print  Send To friend Israel `regrets` recognitions of Palestinian state By Ma`an News Agency http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=339710 JERUSALEM (AFP) -- Israel on Monday described as `regrettable` decisions by several Latin American countries to recognize a Palestinian state, as President Mahmoud Abbas expressed his `pride.` `This regrettable decision will not help at all to change the situation between Israel and the Palestinians,` Foreign Ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor told Agence France-Presse. `It is a disappointing declaration which goes against the spirit of the agreements between Israel and the Palestinians and against negotiations for peace,` he said. The comments came after Argentina followed Brazil by saying it would recognize a `free and independent` Palestinian state within the 1967 borders, in a move that was later mirrored by Uruguay. The Argentine move was announced in a letter sent by President Cristina Kirchner to Abbas, which was made public Monday. `The Argentine government recognises Palestine as a free and independent state within the borders defined in 1967,` Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Timerman said, reading from the letter. RY Links to the latest articles in this section Top U.S.-Backed Rebel Commander Flees Syria Syrian refugees facing extreme hardship as blizzards hit region `Arabs out` spray-painted in Safed, cars` tires slashed