France and the United Kingdom also made statements this month about recognizing a Palestinian state in September at the U.N. General Assembly meeting.

Canada's announcement it will recognize a Palestinian state ''will make it very hard'' for the United States to reach a trade agreement with its northern neighbor, President Donald Trump said.

Just days ahead of joint trade talks with the important U.S. trading partner, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that Canada would join Western allies France and the United Kingdom in pledging to recognize Palestine as a sovereign territory,