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ATHENS  Greece will recognize the state of Palestine “at the right time,” said the nation’s prime minister on Sunday. Speaking to reporters at the Thessaloniki International Fair, Kyriakos Mitsotakis underlined that Greece favors a two-state solution. “This is the government's position and this is our public position,” he said. Acknowledging the country’s strategic relations with Israel, Mitsotakis said this state of affairs had not “stopped us from harshly criticizing Israel about the way it