Finland said on Friday it would sign a French-Saudi declaration on a two-state solution between Israelis and the Palestinians but stopped short of announcing a date for recognising Palestinian statehood. "The process led by France and Saudi Arabia is the most significant international effort in years to create the conditions for a two-state solution," Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen wrote on X.

Finland's right-wing coalition government is split on the question of recognising Palestinian statehood, with the far-right Finns Party and the Christian Democrats both opposed.

"Finland is committed to recognising the state of Palestine at some point in the future," Valtonen told reporters, without elaborating about a possible date.

Finnish President Alexander Stubb announced in earl

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