‘French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Friday that France will recognize Palestine as a state if peace efforts fail.

As French National Assembly began a debate on a resolution calling for the French government to recognize the State of Palestine, Fabius told French lawmakers that: “If this last attempt at negotiation does not succeed, France will assume its responsibilities by recognizing the State of Palestine.”

The vote on the resolution which was proposed by the Socialist group, will take place on Tuesday Dec.2, just few days before the French Senate votes on a similar resolution proposed by the Communist and Ecologist groups on Dec. 11.’

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