French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed that France will have a “very special role” in governing Gaza in the future “alongside the Palestinian Authority.”

Upon his arrival in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, on Monday to participate in a summit chaired by the Egyptian and American presidents, Macron said, “We will take on a very special role alongside the Palestinian Authority and ensure it has its role but also that it carries out the (required) reforms for the day after” the end of the war in Gaza.

Macron also confirmed the participation of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the Sharm El Sheikh summit, describing it as “a very good sign… and recognition of the Palestinian Authority’s role as a legitimate institution.”