Norway's Ambassador to Malaysia Morten Paulsen commented on Norway's recent recognition of Palestine as an independent state at the Nordic Day 2024 event in Kuala Lumpur. Paulsen highlighted the history of Norway engaging with the Palestinian movement for 30 years and the attempts from Norway to create a two-state-solution.He told the press, that Norway believes now is the right moment to recognise the Palestinian state. Furthermore, he pointed to the recent intent of Saudi Arabia to recognise Israel in a two-state-solution.