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Macron says France to recognize Palestinian state in September

By AFP and ToI Staff 24 July 2025, 10:45 pm
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French President Emmanuel Macron, right, and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas arrive for a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, July 20, 2022. (Ludovic Marin/Pool via AP )
French President Emmanuel Macron, right, and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas arrive for a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, July 20, 2022. (Ludovic Marin/Pool via AP )

France will recognize a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in September, President Emmanuel Macron announces.

“True to its historic commitment to a just and lasting peace in the Middle East, I have decided that France will recognize the State of Palestine. I will make a formal announcement at the United Nations General Assembly in September,” the French head of state writes on X and Instagram.

The post includes a letter he wrote to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas informing him of the decision.

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