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French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said that while there is international consensus that it is time for a political solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, world powers need to back up their words with actions.
France on Monday called on the European Union to pressure Israel to agree to a two-state solution with the Palestinians. The latest comment from the French comes as they seek an end to the deadly Gaza war, days after pledging to recognise Palestine as a state.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said that while there is international consensus that it is time for a political solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, world powers need to back up their words with actions. He was speaking on the first day of a high-level United Nations meeting on a two-state solution to the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which France is co-chairing with Saudi Arabia.
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