France could recognise state of Palestine in June: Macron

AFP , Wednesday 9 Apr 2025

France is planning to recognise a Palestinian state within months and could make the move at a UN conference in New York in June on settling the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday.

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France's President Emmanuel Macron. AFP

 

"We must move towards recognition, and we will do so in the coming months," Macron, who this week visited Egypt, told France 5 television. "We aim to chair this conference with Saudi Arabia in June, where we could finalise this movement of mutual recognition (of a Palestinian state) by several parties," he added.

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