'The French people want peace in the Middle East. It is up to us, the French, together with the Israelis, the Palestinians, and our European and international partners, to demonstrate that it is possible,' Macron said
France would recognize the State of Palestine at the United Nations General Assembly in September, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday, citing France's "historic commitment to a just and lasting peace in the Middle East."
"The French people want peace in the Middle East," he wrote on X on Thursday night. "It is up to us, the French, together with the Israelis, the Palestinians, and our European and international partners, to demonstrate that it is possible."
Macron also said he sent a letter to Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president and the chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization, about his "determination to move forward." Earlier on Thursday, the French and Saudi foreign ministers announced a conference on the two-state solution, scheduled for Monday.
French officials had been mentioning a possible recognition of a Palestinian state for months, leading to friction with Israeli leaders.
