„I think it‘s a sign of a sense of humor, and I will be happy to send him a flat pack of IKEA furniture and he will also see that what you need to put that together is, first of all, a partner,“ Wallstrom said in response.

„You also need to cooperate and you need a good manual. I think we have most of those elements if we want to use them also for the conflict in the Middle East. For peace you need two parties to actually sit down at the same table and discuss the future,“ she added.

„We think that now is the right time [to recognize a Palestinian state]. We think that the legal requirements are fulfilled but also it is timely because we‘ve had a very serious situation on the ground.

„We‘ve seen new settlements and more violence and also a tendency to radicalization of young people especially,“ the FM noted, explaining her country‘s decision to recognize Palestine, further adding: