The European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, presents a ‘comprehensive’ peace plan for the Palestinian-Israeli conflict between the two states.
The Foreign Ministers of the European Union (EU) They expressed their opinion this Monday back to demand a two-state solution in the Middle East as requested by a peace plan set out by the head of community diplomacy, Joseph Borrell.
“I think we need to stop talking about peace, about a peace process, and start talking more specifically about a process for a two-state solution (…) The way we frame it is important,” Borrell told the press upon his arrival in the EU Council of Foreign Ministers.
The European ministers will exchange views separately with their counterparts from Israel, the Palestinian Authority, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan, as well as with the Secretary General of the Arab League, who have been invited to Brussels.
Borrell will present a decalogue for put an end to the conflict between Israel and Palestine and that considers the establishment of a Palestinian state and the normalization of relations between Israel and the Arab world.
Think about that the international community is taking the lead in the talks and that later, Israelis and Palestinians will sit down to negotiate directly, excluding the presence of the Islamist group Hamas.
“I think we should impose peace. I think everyone knows that the only way is a comprehensive peace based on the two-state solution,” the minister agreed. Jordanian of Foreign Affairs, Ayman Safadi, upon his arrival in the Council.
Before the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s refusal to accept a two-state solutionBorrell has said he is aware he has “a different position” but has recalled that The United Nations has requested this measure and that “the entire international community supports it.”
“Prime Minister Netanyahu’s statements are unacceptable and do not contribute in any way to the prospects for peace,” the minister also said. IrishMicheál Martin, who has asked the Israeli leader to “listen to the vast majority of the world who want peace and a two-state solution.”
The owner FinnishElina Valtonen has stated that Netanyahu’s rejection of the establishment of the Palestinian state “is not an acceptable position” and has assured that until that goal is achieved, there will be no peace in the entire Middle East.
To achieve this, the head of diplomacy Latvianwhat Krisjanis Karins has advocated to put economic pressure on Israel. “Europe’s greatest capacity for influence has always been its portfolio (…) We see that money in European policies can help focus the mind and I think we need to start thinking about that internationally as well,” he said.
“Netanyahu’s position is worrying, a two-state solution will be necessary,” the minister emphasized. FrenchStephane Séjourné.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs LuxembourgishAlong the same lines, Xavier Bettel has stated that Borrell’s plan is “going in the right direction”, although he added that what needs to be achieved now is a ceasefire.
The minister has asked the same SwedishTobias Billström, and the owner SpanishJosé Manuel Albares, who has demanded a ceasefire and the “materialization” of the Palestinian state.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs GermanAnnalena Baerbock has stated that the creation of the two states is “complex” but has asked “not to bury our heads in the sand” and to “do everything possible to alleviate the dramatic suffering of Israelis and Palestinians.”
Finally also the British government This Monday, he expressed his disappointment over Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s stance against the creation of a Palestinian state after the war. “Britain’s position remains in favor of a two-state solution, where a viable and sovereign Palestinian state can co-exist with a secure Israel,” the spokesman for the head of the London Executive said.
Both the United States and the European Union have reiterated their support for the two-state solution on numerous occasions and are calling for the ANP to take control of Gaza when the conflict ends, after it was expelled from the enclave when Hamas seized power there. .
Source: EITB
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