France will recognize the State of Palestine at the UN General Assembly in September
"Faithful to my historic commitment to a just and lasting peace in the Middle East, I have decided that France should recognize the State of Palestine," French President Emmanuel Macron announced in a letter sent to Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abas.
FrenchPresident Emmanuel Macron announced today that France will recognize the State of Palestine. has sent a letter tothePresident of the Palestinian National Authority, Mahmud Abas , informing him of the decision.
"Faithful to my historic commitment to a just and lasting peace in the Middle East, I have decided that France should recognize the State of Palestine," Macron said through his account on the X social network.
The French president has advanced that this recognition will become official at the UN General Assembly in September.
In his letter, Macron advocates "building the State of Palestine, ensuring its viability and enabling participation in the security of the Near East , accepting demilitarization and full recognitionof Israel ".
In the words of the French President, "it is necessary to ensure the demilitarization of Hamas" in order to "rebuild Gaza".
"The French want peace in the Middle East. It is up to us, the French, the Israelis, the Palestinians and our European and international partners to show that this is possible," Macron added.
The decision was announced by Macron ontheeve ofthe conference inNew York from Monday to Wednesday. In theory, it is a meeting to encourage two states, Palestinians and Israelis, to resolve the conflict in the Middle East, organized by the joint presidency of France and Saudi Arabia.
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