Six more countries to recognise Palestine as UN gears up for Statehood SummitFrance, Belgium and four other countries are set to recognise the Independent State of Palestine as the preparations are on for the Palestinian Statehood Conference to be held at UN Headquarters in New York Monday September 22, 2025. United Nations: France, Belgium and four other countries are set to recognise the Independent State of Palestine as the preparations are on for the Palestinian Statehood Conference to be held at UN Headquarters in New York Monday September 22, 2025. The day-long Palestinian Statehood Conference to be held 03:00 PM New York Time (01:00 AM IST) is being hosted by France and Saudi Arabia. The six countries to recognise the Independent State of Palestine today are France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Malta, San Marino and Andorra. On Sunday, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and Portugal had announced the recognition of the State of Palestine.