France and 14 other countries have launched a joint appeal urging governments around the world to express their support for recognising a Palestinian state, reports RFI.
The announcement comes on the back of a United Nations conference in New York aimed at reviving the two-state solution.
French foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot said the goal is to build global momentum for Palestinian statehood ahead of the UN General Assembly in September.
“In New York with 14 other countries, France launches a collective appeal: we express our willingness to recognise the State of Palestine and invite those who have not yet done so to join us,” Barrot wrote on X.
The joint declaration is signed by the foreign ministers of France, Canada, Australia, Spain, Ireland, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Portugal, Slovenia, New Zealand, Luxembourg, Malta, Andorra and San Marino.
Canada and Australia are the only G20 members among the signatories.
The statement followed a two-day international conference on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, co-hosted by France and Saudi Arabia at the UN headquarters.