France says it will help draft constitution for Palestinian state as Abbas visits Paris

France says it will help draft constitution for Palestinian state as Abbas visits Paris

The Times of Israel reports: “France hosted Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Paris for a meeting on Tuesday, during which French President Emmanuel Macron committed to helping the PA draft a constitution for a future state.

Macron, whose country led the charge in recognizing a Palestinian state during the UN General Assembly in September, said France and the PA would set up a joint committee to work on drawing up a new framework for the state.

‘This committee will be responsible for working on all legal aspects: constitutional, institutional and organizational,’ he told reporters, adding that Abbas had presented him with the first draft of a potential constitution…”

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