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Palestine: Diplomatic Relations

Commons · Question 28482 · Tabled 9 Sep 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 18 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what instructions has he given to the Foreign Office for the accreditation of diplomats to the Palestinian embassy.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 18 Sep 2026

The UK follows the standard diplomatic process of agrément and presentation of credentials of foreign ambassadors, and the appointment of diplomatic staff, as set out in the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 1961.