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PARIS, April 9 (Reuters) - 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.
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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.

tnerro1:
You mean France with their 4 or 5 nuclear weapons will be the one to change the world, these Europeans are looking for ways to start WW3 just like they started one and two, better be praying they don’t succeed cause even you go go Army training

Sobalim:
Small nyash dey shake. Trump go use you whip ground

God1000:
France recognition of Palestinian state will go a long way, it is one of the big five nations in the UN that has veto power, a nuclear armed country and economic powerhouse in Europe.

Nnamdipapa:
See dumb Nigerians attacking the president of France. Una don chop today?

Sobalim:
Small nyash dey shake. Trump go use you whip ground