最初宣布计划时，法国前外长法比尤斯曾表示如果谈判破裂，法国将承认巴勒斯坦国（但其继任者让 - 马克·埃罗并未坚守这一立场，表示法国不会自动承认巴勒斯坦国 ） 。
When he first announced the French initiative, Laurent Fabius, France’s former foreign minister, said that if the talks break down, France will recognize Palestine (though his successor, Jean-Marc Ayrault, has backed away from this position, saying that recognition would not be automatic).