France and 14 other countries signed a "New York Call" at a United Nations conference on Tuesday, calling for recognition of the State of Palestine, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot posted on his social media account on Wednesday.
The 15 countries expressed their willingness or positive consideration of the recognition of the State of Palestine, and invited nations across the world that have not done so to join the call.
The foreign ministers of Andorra, Australia, Canada, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Slovenia and Spain jointly signed the statement.
The collective appeal also voiced support for the "two-state solution," demanded an immediate ceasefire and the release of hostages, and urged efforts to ensure unhindered humanitarian access.
France, 14 other nations call for recognition of State of Palestine
Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Thursday presided over a State Council executive meeting that studied work on building a unified national market and reviewed and approved a plan for the development of a modern emergency response system during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030).
Noting that building a unified national market is essential to advancing high-quality development, the meeting called for deepening institutional frameworks in areas such as property rights protection, market access, fair competition, social credit and market exit mechanisms.
The meeting also urged efforts to advance high-standard connectivity of market infrastructure to facilitate smooth economic circulation and effectively reduce logistics costs across society.
Emergency management is critical to protecting people's lives and property, the meeting said. It called for accelerating the development of a modern emergency response system, deepening reform and innovation in emergency management, and improving coordinated response mechanisms.
Efforts should be made to strengthen risk prevention at the source, enhance monitoring, forecasting and early warning, and accelerate a shift in governance toward proactive prevention, according to the meeting.
A draft revision of the Law on the People's Bank of China was also discussed and approved in principle at the meeting, which decided to submit the draft to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress for deliberation.
Chinese premier chairs State Council executive meeting
