1st LD: France recognizes State of Palestine during UN meeting on two-state solution

UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) — French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday at a UN meeting on the two-state solution that his country recognizes the State of Palestine, joining most of the other UN member states that have already done so.
“I declare today that France recognizes the State of Palestine,” Macron said at the High-Level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution, co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia.
“The time has come. We can no longer wait,” he said, adding that “we want two states in peace and security side by side.”
With France’s recognition, over 150 countries have announced their recognition of the State of Palestine. Enditem