French FM & Palestinian PM hold bilateral meeting

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French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot and Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa together with the Palestinian ambassador to the UN held  bilateral meeting on the sidelines of a UN conference on Monday.

Regarding the two-state solution between Israelis and the Palestinians, Barrot declared that there was “no alternative”, emphasizing that only a political agreement could satisfy both peoples’ aspirations for peace and security.

Mustafa called on Western countries to recognize Palestinian statehood  “without delay,” and proposed an international protective force, and demanded Hamas disarmament and reform of the Palestinian Authority .

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