Washington (Quds News Network)- United States President Donald Trump has said it will be difficult to make a trade deal with Canada after it announced that it would recognise Palestine as a state in September, after the UK and France made similar announcements. On Wednesday evening, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said his country would recognise the state of Palestine at the UN general assembly in September if certain conditions were met. He held a virtual cabinet meeting on the Middle East earlier on Wednesday. He explained that Ottawa had hoped that a two-state solution could be achieved through a negotiated peace process, but that approach was “no longer tenable”. “Wow! Canada has just announced that it is backing statehood for Palestine. That will make it very hard for us to make a Trade Deal with them. Oh’ Canada!!!” Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social on Thursday. Canada and the US are working on negotiating a trade deal by 1 August, the date Trump is threatening to impose a 35% tariff on all Canadian goods not covered by a prior trade agreement. The move follows a similar announcement by the United Kingdom and France earlier this month. France and 14 other countries also co-signed a declaration that pointed towards a wave of future recognitions of an independent Palestinian state. Trump also condemned the UK’s decision to recognise a Palestinian state, saying onboard Air Force One that “you could make the case that you’re rewarding Hamas if you do that. I don’t think they should be rewarded. So I’m not in that camp, to be honest … because if you do that you are really rewarding Hamas. And I’m not about to do that.” The plans of recognition come amid growing pressure on Israel to end its ongoing genocide in Gaza, which began in October 2023. More than 60,000 people have been killed so far, the majority children and women. Malta also announced it will recognise Palestine as a state during the UN general assembly meeting. Prime Minister Robert Abela said on Tuesday, “Our position reflects our commitment to efforts for a lasting peace in the Middle East.” Last year, amid Israel’s assault on Gaza, nine countries – Armenia, Slovenia, Ireland, Norway, Spain, the Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica and Barbados – formally recognised the State of Palestine, reflecting growing international support. Currently, at least 146 UN member states recognise the State of Palestine.