Conference to recognise Palestinian state to weaken scope of its ambition, diplomats say

<p>UK, France and other western states will not recognise Palestine at Saudi Arabia meeting, instead focusing on agreeing steps towards it</p><p>A planned conference in Saudi Arabia this month that supporters of Palestine had hoped would push western governments to recognise a Palestinian state has weakened its ambition and will instead hope to agree on steps towards recognition, diplomats have said.</p><p>The change to the aims of the conference, due to be held between 17 and 20 June, marks a retreat from an earlier vision that it would mark a joint declaration of recognition of Palestine as a state by a large group of countries, including permanent UN security council members France and the UK.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/07/saudi-arabia-conference-to-recognise-palestinian-state-weakens-scope-ambition-diplomats-say">Continue reading...</a>