Riyadh: The Increasing Recognitions of Palestine Reflect a Global Consensus on the Right of the Palestinian People

Saudi Arabia welcomed the recognition by several European countries, including France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Andorra, and San Marino, of the Palestinian state, affirming that this step reflects a global consensus on the legitimate right of the Palestinian people to self-determination and the establishment of their independent state.

During the international conference for resolving the Palestinian issue and implementing the two-state solution, held in New York under a joint Saudi-French presidency, the Kingdom called on all countries to recognize Palestine and support the Palestinian Authority in a way that reinforces the two-state solution and ends the suffering of the Palestinian people.