On September 19, local time, French President Macron held talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and once again stated that he would recognize the Palestinian state during the United Nations General Assembly in New York next Monday.
Macron stressed that this initiative is an important step in promoting the regional peace process, aimed at meeting the core demands of both Israel and Palestine in terms of security and peace through a comprehensive peace plan. At the same time, he also reiterated his expectations for Palestine in terms of governance structures and state building.
On July 24, Macron announced that France would formally recognize the State of Palestine at the 80th United Nations General Assembly in September, after which Britain and Canada also said they would recognize the State of Palestine and uphold the “two-state plan.” At the high-level international conference on the peaceful settlement of the Palestine issue and implementation of the “two-state plan” held at the UN headquarters in New York on July 28-30, foreign ministers from 15 Western countries, including France, Canada and Australia, issued a joint statement, expressing their acceptance of the will of the State of Palestine and calling on other countries that have not yet recognized the State of Palestine to respond.
Many countries will recognize the Palestinian State and support the “two-state plan”