Paris - When the world focuses on issues such as the wars in Syria and Iraq, an international conference in Paris emphasized that there will be no peace in the Middle East without solving the old conflict between Israel and Palestine.

'It is not possible to achieve peace in the Middle East if the oldest conflict in the region is not resolved,' French President François Hollande warned, calling on the international community to return to this issue and re-launch efforts to negotiation that allows putting an end to the confrontation.

Representatives of some 70 countries and international organizations, including the UN and the European Union, attended the Sunday the meeting in the French capital, where the governments of Israel and Palestine were not summoned.

In his speech, the French president considered a key the mobilization of the international community as an important support to the peace process.

In reference to some criticisms of the initiative of Paris, he clarified that the intention is not to tell the parties what they should do, but to contribute to the dialogue process and the efforts made for many years.

Hollande said that peace negotiation is only the two parties involved and no one can do it instead.

The meeting adopted a final statement in which it called on the parties to reaffirm their commitment to a dialogue solution and take urgent action to reverse the current negative developments on the ground, with marked manifestations of violence.

At a press conference, French Foreign Minister Jean Marc Ayrault said, 'the path of diplomacy and negotiation sometimes takes time, but it is the only way to resolve the conflict.'

As a previous ministerial meeting concluded in June 2016 in this capital, the meeting confirmed that the two states' solution is the only alternative capable of opening the way to peace, based on UN resolutions and the borders of 1967.

In this regard, Hollande estimated that in recent years, that option has been threatened and one of the most significant evidence is the acceleration of the colonization of Palestinian territories by Israel.

The appointment called on the international community to continue the work of promoting a negotiation, which can only be developed by the parties involved.

From Ramallah, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas greeted the results of the conference and stressed that 'they reaffirm the principles of law and international resolutions.'

Abas specifically praised the support given to the two-state solution, which implies the creation of a Palestinian state with capital in East Jerusalem.

However, from Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized the Paris meeting, considered it useless, and noted that his country would not be alluded to by the conclusions.

Such a position in Tel Aviv ratifies that without the will of both parties it will be very difficult - almost impossible - to move towards peace in a conflict that has been going on for more than half a century.