Saudi Arabia: We are consulting with France about setting a date for the conference to recognize Palestine.

Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan announced that his country is consulting with France to determine a suitable date for the conference on recognizing the Palestinian state.

During a press conference held with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, in Moscow, the Saudi minister called for "an immediate, permanent, and sustainable ceasefire in the Gaza Strip as a prelude to the establishment of a Palestinian state."

He stressed that the current priority must be to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza and end the "horrible suffering" in the Gaza Strip.

In his speech, Bin Farhan praised Russia's "principled stance on the Palestinian issue," adding, "We count on Russia's continued role in the Palestinian issue and Iran's nuclear program."

He also reiterated Riyadh's support for the establishment of a Palestinian state on the 1967 borders, stressing that peace is the "strategic option to end the Israeli occupation."

He said, "We rely on the leadership of the United States and US President (Donald) Trump, whom we see as a president capable of being exceptional and transformative in bringing the region to a final solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict through the establishment of a Palestinian state."

In response to a question about the two-state solution conference at the United Nations, and whether the climate is ripe for setting a date for it, he said, "True. We are currently consulting with France about setting an appropriate date. We expect the conference to not be delayed, and we hope to be ready to announce a date within the coming days, if not by the end of this week."

In mid-June, French President Emmanuel Macron announced the postponement of the international conference on the two-state solution, which had been scheduled to be held at the United Nations that same week, and confirmed that it would be held "as soon as possible."

Regarding Iran, the Saudi Foreign Minister said, "We reject military solutions regarding Iran's nuclear program and are pushing for negotiations," stressing that the use of force to resolve political differences is unacceptable.

For his part, Lavrov expressed hope that the ceasefire agreement between Iran and Israel would be sustainable.

"We hope the ceasefire agreement between Iran and Israel will be sustainable, and we count on the Gulf states and Iran to show wisdom in implementing all the positive measures reached recently," he said.

"We welcome the normalization of relations between Iran and the Gulf states, especially Saudi Arabia," the Russian minister said during the press conference, according to Russia Today.

Regarding Palestine, the Russian Foreign Minister stressed the need to de-escalate the situation and provide humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, which is under Israeli siege.

"We encourage negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians to advance towards the establishment of a Palestinian state," he said.