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France urges Israel to drop West Bank annexation plan

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發布於 2020年07月10日15:14

French President Emmanuel Macron is seen before a cabinet meeting on the COVID-19 in Paris, France, on Feb. 29, 2020. (Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua)

In a telephone conversation, Macron reminded Netanyahu "of France's commitment to peace in the Middle East and asked him to refrain from taking any measure to annex Palestinian territories."

PARIS, July 10 (Xinhua) -- French President Emmanuel Macron has asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to drop any plan to annex parts of the West Bank and elsewhere, the French presidency said Friday in a statement.

In a telephone conversation on Thursday, Macron reminded Netanyahu "of France's commitment to peace in the Middle East and asked him to refrain from taking any measure to annex Palestinian territories," the Elysee said in the statement.

Macron said that "such move would be against international law and would jeopardize the possibility of a two-state solution and the establishment of a fair and lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians."

Netanyahu had previously set July 1 as the starting date for his plan to annex the Jordan Valley and some other settlements in the West Bank. On July 1, Netanyahu did not make any statement about delaying or calling off the plan. His office only said the prime minister will continue to hold discussions with the U.S. teams "in the coming days."

On July 6, Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi told Kan Bet Radio that the annexation of the occupied West Bank is currently not on the government's agenda.  ■

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