Hyderabad, April 10 -- French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that France may recognise Palestine as an independent state in June this year.

Macron made the statement during an interview with France 5 on Wednesday, April 9, while on a two-day visit to Egypt.

"We need to move towards recognition (of a Palestinian state). And so, over the next few months, we will. I'm not doing it to please anyone. I'll do it because at some point it will be right," he said.

He added, "I also want to take part in a collective dynamic that should enable those who defend Palestine to recognise Israel in turn-something many have not yet done."

Macron said France's goal is to co-chair a conference with Saudi Arabia in June, aimed at securing mutual ...