Saudi crown prince, France's Macron to lead Palestinian state conference in June

French President Emanuel Macron and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced they would co-chair a conference for the establishment of a Palestinian state, according to a Wednesday AFP report. 

The conference is expected to take place in June. 

"In the coming months, together we will multiply and combine our diplomatic initiatives to bring everyone along this path," AFP quoted Macron as saying."We want to involve several other partners and allies, both European and non-European, who are ready to move in this direction but who are waiting for France," the French president added.   (Read More)