Enmanuel Macron will recognize the state of Palestine. The French president has sent a letter to the President of the National Palestinian Authority (ANP), Mahmud Abás. “Faithful to its historical commitment to a fair and lasting peace in the Middle East, I have decided that France recognizes the state of Palestine,” Macron said through his social network account X (formerly Twitter), in which he shared the letter referred to the Palestinian leader.
In this way, the President of the Republic advances that it will formalize this recognition in the UN General Assembly next September. In his letter, Macron has advocated “building the state of Palestine, ensuring its viability and allowing, accepting its demilitarization and fully recognizing Israel, participate in everyone’s safety in the Middle East. There is no alternative“.
For the Gallic President, “it is necessary to guarantee the demilitarization of Hamas” to be able to ensure and rebuild Gaza. ” “The French want peace in the Middle East. It is up to us, the French, along with the Israelis, the Palestinians and our European and international partners, demonstrate that it is possible,” Macron added.
In addition, he wanted to put in the focus that “the urgency” at this time is to stop the war in Gaza and that its civilian population is treated. “We must immediately implement fire, free all hostages and provide massive humanitarian aid to the population of Gaza. We must also guarantee the demilitarization of Hamas and ensure and rebuild Gaza,” he said in his message.
Macron’s announcement has produced a few days before the conference that will take place in New York, from Monday to next Wednesday, to promote the solution of two states, Palestine and Israeli, to the conflict of the Middle East, and under the joint presidency of France and Saudi Arabia.
Since May 2024, Spain recognizes Palestine as a state. As the French president, Pedro Sánchez said during a speech on the stairs of the Palacloa Palacloa that. At that time, the president of the Government said that the only possible solution: “a Palestinian state that coexishes with an Israeli State.”
