French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Wednesday that France may recognize the State of Palestine "in June," on the occasion of a conference on Palestine to be held in New York, co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia.

"We must move toward recognition, and we will do so in the coming months," the French president said in an interview with France 5. "Our goal is to co-chair this conference with Saudi Arabia in June, where we can complete the step of mutual recognition (of the State of Palestine) with several parties."

He added, "I will do this because I believe it will be right at some point, and because I also want to participate in a collective dynamic that will also allow all those who defend Palestine to recognize their role in Israel, something many of them have not done." He emphasized that this will also allow us to "be clear in our struggle against those who deny Israel's right to exist, and this applies to Iran, and to move toward shared security in the region."