Taiwan has no immediate plan to recognize a Palestinian state: MOFATaipei, Sept. 22 (CNA) Taiwan has no immediate plan to recognize a Palestinian state, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Monday, following announcements of formal recognition by the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and Portugal a day earlier. However, Taiwan's government is closely monitoring the latest developments on the issue and called on Palestine to engage in exchanges with Taiwan, MOFA said. MOFA said that Taiwan was included on a map released Sunday by the Permanent Observer Mission of the State of Palestine showing countries that recognize a Palestinian state on Sunday because it sees Taiwan as part of the People's Republic of China (PRC). MOFA's comments came after the U.K., Australia, Canada and Portugal announced formal recognition of the state of Palestine, with France expected to follow in the coming days. Currently, 147 of the 193 member states of the United Nations recognize the state of Palestine, which has been a non-member observer state of the U.N. General Assembly since November 2012.