French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot confirmed on Friday Paris’s determination to recognize a Palestinian state, while stressing that it would not do so alone, ahead of a conference on the subject at the United Nations, scheduled for June 17-20.
In response to a question about France’s recognition of the State of Palestine, Mr. Barrot told RTL radio that his country was “determined to do so.” This statement comes less than two weeks before a conference co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia at UN headquarters in New York. This conference aims to revive the two-state solution.
Barrot noted that “France could have taken a symbolic decision, but that is not the option we chose because we have a special responsibility as a permanent member of the UN Security Council.” He said the expected recognition “aims to change things and give the creation of this State of Palestine greater credibility and better prospects.” French President Emmanuel Macron previously stated that Paris could recognize a Palestinian state in June, explaining: “I’m not doing it to please anyone. I will do it because it will be appropriate at a given moment.” “And because I also want to participate in the collective efforts that allow the defenders of Palestine to recognize Israel in turn, which many of them do not do,” he added.
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