French Republic
Ambassador Gérard Araud
France has been a member of the United Nations since October 24, 1945. Gérard Araud has served as the French permanent representative to the UN since September 2009. The following is excerpted from Ambassador Araud’s statement during UN General Assembly debate on November 29, 2012, on the status of Palestine in the United Nations. In voting today for the recognition of Palestine as a non-member observer state of the organization, France has voted in favor of the two-state solution, of two states for two peoples, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security within secure and…
