United Nations High-Level International Conference on "The Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution" - 5th plenary session (General debate, continued)

A high-level General Assembly conference on the future status of Palestine concluded today with groundbreaking momentum as Heads of State and Government and other senior officials from 10 countries announced their recognition of an independent State of Palestine.

Co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia, the “High-Level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution” re-opened for its last plenary meeting as part of the eightieth session of the General Assembly, building on a three-day segment held in July.

Emmanuel Macron, President of France, opened today's gathering, declaring recognition of the State of Palestine as “a way of affirming that the Palestinian people is not a people too many”. Further, recognition of the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people “takes nothing away from the rights of the people of Israel, who France supported from day one”, he said. While “some might say it’s too late, others might say it’s too early” for recognition, he stressed “we can no longer wait.”

Speakers:

• France
• Secretary-General of the United Nations
• Office of the President of the General Assembly
• State of Palestine
• Türkiye
• Senegal
• Angola
• Egypt
• Belgium