Other European countries will soon agree to recognize the state of Palestine, according to Paris

European countries “will confirm their intention to recognize the state of Palestine” during a UN conference on Monday. Furthermore, Tuesday in New York, in the wake of France which announced that it would do it in September, says the French Minister of Foreign Affairs.

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During this conference. Consequently, co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia and aimed at reviving the idea of a solution to two states in the Middle East, “for the first time, the Arab countries will condemn Hamas and will call on its disarmament, which will devote its final isolation,” also other european countries will soon new assures Jean-Noël Barrot, in an interview with the weekly La Tribune on Sunday.

The Minister did not specify which countries intended to join the group of European states having already recognized the state of Palestine. Therefore, being in the process of being, which has in particular Spain, Ireland, Poland, Sweden and France. The latter will become the first G7 country to do so at the next UN General Assembly.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer repeated on Friday that Reconnaissance by London was to “be part of a more global plan”. and Berlin said he did not consider it “in the short term”.

A conference at the highest level. relating to a two -state solution was initially scheduled for June, but had been postponed because of the war between Iran and Israel. A first ministerial meeting will be held in New York on Monday before an expected summit in September.

“The other european countries will soon new prospect of the existence of a state of Palestine has never been so threatened. so necessary”, in the context of “the destruction of the Gaza Strip, the Israeli colonization unbridled in the West Bank which weakens the very idea of territorial continuity, the resignation of the international community,” said Barrot.

“Thinking of obtaining a lasting cease-fire. the release of the hostages of Hamas and its surrender without having previously drawn a political perspective is illusory,” he adds.

In New York. “with Saudi Arabia, a major player in the region, we will present a common vision for” post-war period “in order to ensure the reconstruction, security and governance of Gaza and thus open the way to the two-state solution,” he said.

“Our approach is perfectly compatible with the logic of the Abraham agreements” which saw in 2020 Bahrain. the United Arab Emirates, Morocco and Sudan establish formal links with Israel, and other european countries will soon new “will facilitate, when the time comes, the conclusion of new agreements carried by the American administration,” he said.

According to the statement. AFP checks, at least 142 of the 193 UN member states (including France) now recognize the Palestinian State proclaimed by the Palestinian Directorate in exile in 1988.