"Tomorrow in Paris, France will greet 28 delegations attending the ministerial meeting, which will be the first stage of the Middle East peace initiative. The meeting will be chaired by Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development Jean-Marc Ayrault and will be inaugurated by the president of the Republic [Francois Hollande]," Nadal stated a press briefing.
The conference's participants will assess the situation that involves possible risks for the two states' concept, he added. They plan to discuss the means to implement this concept and the possibility of rapprochement between the Palestinians and the Israelis in order to hold an international conference at the end of 2016.
Palestinians seek diplomatic recognition for their independent state on the territories of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, which is partially occupied by Israel, and the Gaza Strip. Israel has been building settlements on the occupied territories despite objection from the United Nations.
