France's President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a United Nations Summit on Palestinians at UN headquarters during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on September 22, 2025. (Photo by Angela Weiss / AFP)
New York: French President Emmanuel Macron praised the efforts of the State of Qatar, the Arab Republic of Egypt, and the United States of America to conclude a prisoner exchange deal and reach a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip.
In a speech Monday at the UN General Assembly in New York, at the launch of the High-Level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution, Macron stressed that France's recognition of a Palestinian state opens the door to breaking the cycle of violence and paves the way for peace negotiations.
