At least 24 more countries are expected to recognize a Palestinian state, making a likely majority when it comes up at the United Nations in September, officials said on Monday.
"We have information that at least 24 countries...have decided to recognize us before September," senior Palestinian official Nabil Shaath told reporters.
"They have informed us so and we expect it will happen within the next few weeks," he said, adding that he expected Armenia to be the first.
On Sunday, Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said that without any prospects of a renewal of negotiations with Israel, the Palestinians would definitely pursue their unilateral bid for recognition in September.
Shaath said he was hopeful that 10 European countries, including Spain and Sweden, would be among those to recognize the Palestinian state.
"After the leadership's decision yesterday we decided that there is no doubt we are going to the UN. It has been settled and there is no going back," Shaath said.
While many states have indicated they will support the bid, it has faced strong opposition from Israel, the United States and Germany, which said any progress toward a Palestinian state must be made through a negotiated agreement.
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