France upgrades Palestinian Paris rep to ambassador status
France has upgraded the position of the top Palestinian representative in Paris to ambassadorial status, in a small but symbolic step closer to France recognising Palestinian statehood
The Palestinian mission here will still not be regarded as an embassy, but its top official will be acknowledged as an ambassador by President Nicolas Sarkozy at a presentation of credentials ceremony, the foreign minister said.
“France supports the creation of a viable, independent, democratic Palestinian State living in peace and security alongside Israel by the first quarter of 2012,” Bernard Kouchner said in a statement issued Monday.
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