France will bring together Israeli and Palestinian civil society representatives in Paris next week to reaffirm support for a two-state solution and advance efforts toward the recognition and establishment of a Palestinian state, the French foreign minister said on Thursday, Anadolu reports.
Speaking via video message to a gathering of Israeli and Palestinian civil society actors in Tel Aviv, Jean-Noel Barrot described the upcoming meeting, scheduled for June 12, as “a very important rendezvous for peace.”
“It will bring together representatives of Israeli and Palestinian civil society to reaffirm our collective commitment to implementing the two-state solution,” he said.
The event will take place one year after the launch of the Paris Appeal and one year after France and around 10 other countries recognized the State of Palestine, a move Barrot described as a “major decision.”
According to the French minister, recommendations emerging from the June 12 gathering will contribute to discussions at the G7 summit, which France is hosting this year in Evian.
