France is set to recognize a Palestinian state in the coming months, French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Wednesday.

“We must move towards recognition, and we will do so in the coming months,” he declared in an interview with the France 5 channel.

“Our aim is to chair this conference with Saudi Arabia in June, where we could finalize this movement of mutual recognition by several parties,” he said, referencing plans for a global summit on the issue in New York.