France and Saudi Arabia Share Views on Gaza at UN Conference in New York
According too the English section of webangah News Agency, citing Mehr News Agency and Al Jazeera, France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot spoke today, Monday, at the so-called Two-State Solution conference in New York. Without condemning the ongoing crimes by Israeli occupiers against the besieged people of gaza, he stated: “We managed to bring together 125 countries, with 50 represented at ministerial level.”
The French foreign minister added: “The situation in Gaza is beyond inventiveness. After this conference, we will adopt a shared vision for Gaza’s future. The UN meeting marks a decisive step toward implementing the so-called two-state solution. One of our goals is securing commitments from European countries that have declared their intention to recognize Palestine.”
Simultaneously occurring, Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan said: ”Saudi Arabia and France are determined to turn an international agreement on the so-called two-state solution into a concrete reality. We fully support efforts by Qatar, Egypt, and the United States to revive a ceasefire in Gaza.”
He added: “We oppose any attempts to separate Gaza from Palestinian territories or displace its residents. normalizing relations with Israel is conditional upon establishing an self-reliant Palestinian state. As long as fighting continues in Gaza, there will be no normalization talks. Riyadh appreciates President Macron’s position regarding recognition efforts for an independent Palestine. Many countries wish to recognize Palestine but are awaiting an appropriate time.”
It should be noted that this international conference on the two-state solution for Palestine-co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia-officially began today at UN headquarters in New York and will last for two days.
This ministerial-level meeting will be followed by a second session involving heads of state during either this month’s UN General Assembly sessions in New York or a summit planned for Paris during late September. The conference was initially scheduled for June 17-20 but was postponed due to escalations arising from Israeli aggression toward Iran.
