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<p>2011-01-30 21:57:00                                                       Xinhua      Web Editor: Sun</td>
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<td>Cyprus recognized Palestine as an independent state on the  lands that Israel has occupied in 1967, official Palestinian news  agency, Wafa, reported Sunday.</p>
<p>Wafa said that President of Cyprus Demetris Christofias sent a  letter to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas informing him about the  recognition.</p>
<p>In the message, Christofias added that he hopes that the  Palestinian leadership and Israel reach a peace deal enabling the  creation of a Palestinian state with its capital in East Jerusalem.</p>
<p>Cyprus also sees that Jewish settlement forms an obstacle on the  way of peace. The Palestinians walk out of peace negotiations in  September, protesting the resumption of construction in West Bank  settlement.</p>
<p>Over the past few weeks, nine Latin America countries recognized  Palestine as an independent state comprising the Gaza Strip, the West  Bank and East Jerusalem.</p>
<p>Israel opposes the recognitions, considering them unilateral  moves. Washington also stresses that the Palestinian state should be a  result of a negotiated agreement.</p>
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<p><a href="http://english.cri.cn/6966/2011/01/30/45s618531.htm">Cyprus Recognizes Palestine as State</a>.</td>
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