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Al Arabiya
3 days ago
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- Al Arabiya
Summit on Palestinian statehood planned for September: Diplomatic source
International envoys will discuss a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at UN headquarters in New York this month, before national leaders meet in September, a French diplomatic source said Wednesday. A conference, co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia, was planned for June to revive a diplomatic path for Israeli and Palestinian states to live side-by-side in peace. It was postponed at the last minute because of Israel's military campaign against Iran. Last week, diplomatic sources said the conference had been rescheduled for July 28-29, but did not say who would attend. The French source said this month's meeting would be at ministerial level. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot would attend, his office said. It would seek to 'advance the recognition of a Palestinian state for a certain number of states who have not yet recognized it, including France,' the source said. But it would also work 'on normalization and Israel's regional integration with Arab and Muslim countries.' Heads of state and government would meet in either Paris or New York, before the UN General Assembly, which will be attended by world leaders on September 22, the source added. Last week, French President Emmanuel Macron called for joint recognition of a Palestinian state by France and Britain. Before the June conference was postponed, Barrot said France would not recognize a Palestinian state alone, in a possible reference to France's desire to see any recognition matched by Gulf Arab allies recognizing Israel. US President Donald Trump during his first term promoted the 'Abraham Accords' in which the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Morocco became the first Arab countries in decades to normalize with Israel.
National Post
3 days ago
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- National Post
Summit on Palestinian statehood planned for September: diplomatic source
International envoys will discuss a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at UN headquarters in New York this month, before national leaders meet in September, a French diplomatic source said Wednesday. Article content The conference, co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia, was originally planned for mid-June to revive work on the long-standing diplomatic effort to find a way for Israeli and Palestinian states to live side-by-side in peace. Article content Article content Article content It was postponed at the last minute after Israel's military campaign against Iran. Article content Article content Last week, diplomatic sources said last week the conference had been rescheduled for July 28 and 29, but did not say who would attend. Article content The French source said Wednesday that the meeting would be at ministerial level. Article content It would seek to 'advance the recognition of a Palestinian state for a certain number of states who have not yet recognized it, including France,' the source said. Article content But it would also work 'on normalization and Israel's regional integration with Arab and Muslim countries.' Article content Heads of state and government would then meet in either Paris or New York, before the UN General Assembly, which will be attended by world leaders on September 22, the source added. Article content France's foreign ministry said Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot would attend the meeting. Article content Article content Last week, French President Emmanuel Macron called for joint recognition by France and Britain of a Palestinian state. Article content Article content Before the initial conference was postponed, Barrot said France would not recognize a Palestinian state alone, in a possible reference to the eagerness of Paris to see any French recognition matched by Gulf Arab allies — notably regional kingpin Saudi Arabia — recognizing Israel. Article content U.S. President Donald Trump near the end of his first term led promoted the 'Abraham Accords' in which the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Morocco became the first Arab countries in decades to normalize with Israel. Article content
