French President Macron emphasizes the two-state solution as critical to Middle East peace talks. (Photo by Michel Euler / POOL / AFP).
(EPICSTORIAN) – French President Emmanuel Macron stated that two-state solution between Israel and Palestine remains the only key to achieving peace in the Middle East.
Macron issued this statement of his support for two-state solution to Israel-Palestinian conflict following Iran’s missile strikes on Israel in response to the Israeli military’s continued elimination of Hezbollah’s top officials, leaders of Iran-backed Shiite militia, allegedly said to be responsible for years-long terror in the Middle East, including the October 7 incursion.
Macron Asserts Two-State Solution Essential for Middle East Peace
The French Prime Minister, who recently condemned Israel’s “targets of Shiite militant group Hezbollah”, with the argument that the recorded number of “civilian casualties was “terribly alarming”, said a Palestinian state is necessary for there to be peace within the region.
“There can be no peace in the Middle East without a two-state solution” existing between Israel and the Palestinians, he stated.
His remarks also have come amid escalating tensions and fresh threats of retaliation from the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu days after Iran’s attacks.
The French president further emphasized the importance of equal diplomatic approaches, adding that the francophone world can play a vital role in ensuring global peace and sovereignty.
“I believe deeply that the francophone world is a place where we can have diplomacy together that defends sovereignty and territorial integrity across the planet,” he said.
He also expressed deep concern over the war in Ukraine, highlighting the global community’s responsibility to stand firm against aggression.
“It is a place that is speaking the same language on Ukraine, which is being attacked, threatened in its borders and in its territorial integrity by the Russian war of aggression,” Macron continued.
The French president concluded by urging an end to double standards in addressing global conflicts.
“But it also defends a vision where there is no room for double standards, where all lives are equal for all conflicts throughout the world,” he stressed.
His comments, according to Analysts, if purely made without underneath political interest, may have revealed France’s position in promoting peace and equality through multilateral diplomacy, particularly in conflict-ridden regions like the Middle East.
The News Summaries:
- Macron says a two-state solution remains a possible key to Middle East peace.
- French President emphasizes equal global diplomacy and rejects double standards in conflicts, urging francophone world to defend sovereignty and territorial integrity globally.
