Macron says France could recognise Palestinian state

10/4/2025 6:14

French President Emmanuel

Macron said on Wednesday France could recognise a Palestinian

state in June, adding that in turn some countries in the Middle

East could recognise the state of Israel.



"We need to move towards recognition (of a Palestinian

state). And so over the next few months, we will. I'm not doing

it to please anyone. I'll do it because at some point it will be

right," he said during a interview on France 5 television.



"And because I also want to take part in a collective

dynamic that should also enable those who defend Palestine to

recognise Israel in their turn, something that many of them are

not doing."



Even though Palestine has been recognized as a sovereign

state by almost 150 countries, most major Western powers have

not, including the United States, Britain, France, Germany and

Japan.



Among countries that do not recognize Israel are Saudi

Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Syria and Yemen.



"Our objective is somewhere in June, with Saudi Arabia, to

chair this conference where we could finalise the movement

towards reciprocal recognition by several countries," Macron

said.