RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has welcomed the announcement made by French President Emmanuel Macron regarding his country’s intention to recognise the State of Palestine.
“True to its historic commitment to a just and lasting peace in the Middle East, I have decided that France will recognise the State of Palestine,” Macron posted on social media on Thursday evening.
“The Kingdom commends this historic decision, which reaffirms the international community’s consensus on the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination and to establish their independent state on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital,” Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Friday.
“The Kingdom underscores the importance of continued efforts by states to implement international resolutions and uphold international law.”
The statement reiterated the Kingdom’s call for all countries that have not yet recognised the State of Palestine to take similar positive steps and adopt serious positions that support peace and the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people.
