File Photo: Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen condemned the ‘horrific images’ coming out of Gaza. AP
"We're not saying no to recognizing Palestine as a state," she told reporters.
"We're in favour of it. We have been for a long time. It's what we want. But of course we have to be sure that it will be a democratic state," she added.
On Sunday, more than 10,000 people marched in a protest in central Copenhagen calling for an end to the war in Gaza and urging Denmark to recognise Palestinian statehood.
In an interview with the Danish daily Jyllands-Posten on August 16, Frederiksen said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was "now a problem in himself", and that his Israeli government was going "too far".
Recognition of a Palestinian state must serve "the right goal", she stressed on Tuesday.
"It must come at a time when it genuinely benefits a two-state solution. And where a lasting and democratic Palestinian state can be guaranteed," she said.
In the meantime, Denmark plans to use its current EU presidency to increase pressure on Israel.
"It will be difficult to rally the necessary support but we will do everything we can," she said.
Since 7 October 2023, Israel's genocidal war in Gaza has killed more than 62,819 Palestinians, most of them women and children, with more than 158,629 injured, according to figures from the Palestinian health ministry which the United Nations considers reliable.
* This story was edited by Ahram Online.
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