Comprehensive_Agreement_between_the_Holy_See_and_the_State_of_Palestine
Comprehensive Agreement between the Holy See and the State of Palestine
2015 agreement establishing diplomatic relations
The Comprehensive Agreement between the Holy See and the State of Palestine is an agreement signed on 26 June 2015 between the Holy See and the Palestine Authority, representing the State of Palestine, through which the Holy See (which governs the Vatican City State) recognized the State of Palestine as an independent state and established diplomatic relations with it.[1]
The agreement followed the Basic Agreement between the Holy See and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) that had been signed on 15 February 2000. It regulates the rights and obligations of the Catholic Church in areas of the Palestinian National Authority, and reflects the Holy See's recognition of a Palestinian independent state.