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Macron in favour of recognising Palestinian state 'at useful moment'

French President Emmanuel Macron walks with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on the day Macron is presented with the International Award of the Peace of Westphalia during his state visit to Germany, in Muenster, Germany, May 28, 2024. © REUTERS/Jana Rodenbusch

France's President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday that recognition of a Palestinian state was not a "taboo subject" but that it should take place at a "useful moment".

France's parliament on Tuesday suspended a left-wing lawmaker for two weeks after he held up a Palestinian flag during a heated debate over whether France should recognise Palestinian statehood, as President Emmanuel Macron said such a step should not be based on "emotion".

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