•Dad President Abbas calls on all states to follow suit
•Dal attended
• Meeting with Muslim leaders in the afternoon
•The Palestinian flag unbuttoned in London mission
New York: France and Monaco officially recognize the Palestinian state at the high level Meeting on Monday.
“We must do our best to safeguard the two-state solution, and Israel and Palestine live side by side in peace and security,” said French President Emmanuel Macron.
Macron outlines a “updated Palestinian authority” framework under which France will open an embassy consisting of factors such as reform, a ceasefire and the release of remaining prisoners in Gaza.
Andra, Belgium, Luxembourg and San Marino are also expected to recognize the state of Palestine before this week’s UN General Assembly, after Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada, Portugal and Malta after the weekend.
Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, who represented Pakistan at the meeting, was not among the speakers – including national and government leaders from countries such as Tukuye, Australia, Brazil and Canada.
Afternoon Shehbaz Sharif, he arrive New York did not attend the meeting on Monday.
The Foreign Ministry said in a statement that Pakistan actively participated in the meeting. The Foreign Minister welcomed X and welcomed the announcement of several countries’ recognition of Palestine.
Recalling that Pakistan was one of the first Palestinian states to recognize the Palestinian situation after the declaration of independence in 1988, he urged all countries that have not yet done so to conform to their commitment to international law to take similar steps.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas responded to the call, deny Visa in the United States.
“We call on those who have not done so to follow suit. We call on your support so that Palestine can become a mature member of the United Nations,” he said.
The meeting focused on a two-state solution, which was enjoyed by the Western powers in their decades of policies, agreeing to recognize the Palestinian state. Britain was responsible for the 1917 Balfour Declaration, which led to the establishment of the State of Israel, and he also opened the Palestinian Embassy in London on Monday.
Senior Voice drafted the New York Declaration for the first time after a similar summit held in July this year, which was later adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on September 12.
Earlier in the day, FM Ishaq Dar participated in the Commonwealth Ministers’ Meeting (CFAMP) at the United Nations Headquarters.
He also participated in the consultations chaired by Qatar Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al Thani. Other participants included the Deputy Prime Ministers of Jordan and the UAE, as well as foreign ministers in Egypt, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye. He is also with his Canadian counterpart Anita Anand.
Meet Trump
Prime Minister Shebaz will represent Pakistan in a multilateral meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, White House and Pakistani diplomats said Monday.
White House spokesman Karoline Leavitt has no designated agenda for the meeting, but sources have indicated that Israel’s war in Gaza will be the main topic.
The meeting will include leaders of eight Muslim-majority countries including Pakistan, Tukuy, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Egypt, the UAE and Jordan.
But Trump is expected to address the UN General Assembly before the multilateral meeting. According to Ms. Levitt, the president will also talk about how globalist institutions decay the world order, and he will express his direct and constructive vision of the world.
Trump himself opposes the moves of the UK, Canada and Australia recognize the Palestinian state, and France will conduct them on Monday.
“The president is very clear that he disagrees with the decision,” Levitt said. Do this British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and British Prime Minister during his state visit last week.
She added: “Frankly, he thinks it’s a reward for Hamas. So he thinks these decisions are just more talk and some of our friends and allies are not enough to act and I think he will hear him tomorrow.
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Meanwhile, on Monday, the ceremony of flags was held was a hero outside of the Palestinian mission in London.
The head of the Husam Zomlot mission praised the “long-term” recognition, as the flag was lifted in front of a crowd outside the Hammersmith building in western London.
Mr. Zomlot said holding up a play The Embassy of the Palestinian State will soon propose: “Waiting for some legal work, some neighbors’ work”.
He called the recognition action a “recognition of historic injustice”, a period of “unthinkable pain” for the Palestinian people during the Gaza War.
He said that Britain’s recognition resonated particularly, because it was crucial for Britain to adopt the 1917 Balfour Declaration in 1948 to establish the State of Israel in 1948.
British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said Palestinian authorities can now “establish embassy and ambassadors in the UK”.
After the announcement on Sunday, the British Foreign Office updated its travel advice page to remove references to “occupying Palestinian territory” and replace it with “Palestine.”
Imports from AFP and Reuters
Posted in Dawn on September 23, 2025
