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This week’s high-level UN conference, co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia and aimed at reviving the two-state solution, was a “resounding success,” Palestinian Ambassador to the UN Riyad Mansour told Al-Monitor in an interview. He called the summit “historic,” citing the broader momentum it reflects toward Palestinian statehood, including recent recognition moves by countries such as France and the UK.

The two-day gathering, held July 28-29 at the UN General Assembly in New York, brought together dozens of countries and international organizations, though neither Israel nor the United States participated.

Officially titled the “High-Level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution,” the meeting concluded with a wide-ranging declaration calling for “tangible, timebound, and irreversible steps” to end the war in Gaza and lay the groundwork for an independent Palestinian state. However, no time frame for advancing these priorities was provided.