Turkey’s president on Sunday welcomed a move by his French counterpart to recognize Palestinian statehood, in a phone call between the two leaders, the Turkish presidency said.
“During a telephone conversation, President [Recep Tayyip] Erdoğan congratulated French President [Emmanuel] Macron on his decision to recognize Palestine as a state,” it said in a statement.
“A two-state solution is essential for a durable peace in the region,” Erdoğan said.
Macron said Thursday that his country would formally recognize a Palestinian state during a UN meeting in September, the most powerful European nation to announce such a move.
Macron’s announcement drew condemnation from Israel, which said it “rewards terrorism” while US President Donald Trump dismissed the decision as pointless.
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