NEW YORK, September 23, 2025 (WAFA) – Prince Albert II of Monaco announced Monday evening his country's official recognition of the State of Palestine.

This came in his speech at the High-Level International Conference on the Peaceful Settlement of the Palestinian Question and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution, held in New York.

The Prince of Monaco said: "We wish to recognize the State of Palestine under international law... Peace must not remain a distant dream, and a solution based on two states living side by side will bring stability to the region."

Meanwhile, Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela announced his country's official recognition of the State of Palestine during the International Conference on the Peaceful Settlement of the Palestinian Question and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution.

He said, "The two-state solution is the only way to guarantee peace in the Middle East, and Malta supports the Palestinian Authority's approach of one state, one government, one law, and one weapon."

He continued, "The war in Gaza, which is suffering from starvation, must stop now, and the violence of Israeli settlers must cease immediately."

Moreover, Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever announced that his country recognizes the State of Palestine.

This came in his speech at the High-Level International Conference on the Peaceful Settlement of the Palestinian Question and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution, held in New York.

De Wever said, "Israeli settlement activity, the military operation to completely seize control of the Gaza Strip, and the Israeli government's declaration that there is no Palestinian state are all additional reasons that prompt us to declare our recognition of a Palestinian state."

He continued, "We are sending a diplomatic and political message of recognition of the State of Palestine."

Additionally, Luxembourg's Prime Minister Luc Frieden announced his country's official recognition of the State of Palestine.

This came in his address to the High-Level International Conference on the Peaceful Settlement of the Palestinian Question and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution, held in New York.

Frieden stated that the two-state solution remains the only way forward towards lasting peace.

He emphasized that recognition is not the end of the process, but rather the beginning of a renewed commitment to hope, diplomacy, dialogue, coexistence, and the two-state solution.

Furthermore, Andorra's Foreign Minister, Emma Torre Faus, announced that her country recognizes the State of Palestine.

This came in her address to the High-Level International Conference on the Peaceful Settlement of the Palestinian Question and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution, held in New York.

Torre Faus, who began her speech by highlighting the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, called for an immediate ceasefire and an end to the horrific conflict.

She said, "The only credible path out of this conflict is the two-state solution."

K.T