Macron to host Abbas in Paris for talks on Gaza ceasefire and future governance

French President Emmanuel Macron will meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Paris on Tuesday, with the focus set on pushing the Gaza ceasefire agreement towards full implementation.

Abbas, who is considered the architect of diplomatic ties with Israel, has been the president of the Palestinian Authority for nearly two decades. The PA, which exercises only limited control over parts of the West Bank, is now being floated by western leaders as a possible governing authority in Gaza under the ceasefire deal.

The meeting follows France’s decision in September to recognise a Palestinian state at a United Nations summit.