The foreign ministers of the European Union meet this Tuesday by videoconference to discuss the situation in the Middle East. The meeting will be coordinated by the High Representative for Foreign Policy, Josep Borrell, via videoconference from Muscat, capital of Oman.
In anticipation of the European meeting, at the end of a meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Josep Borrell calls for the release of the hostages and calls for an end to hostilities on both sides, but admits that the Hamas attack contributes negatively to the construction of peace.
However, the high representative of foreign policy of the European Union, Josep Borrell, considers it urgent to end hostilities and prevent the crisis from spreading throughout the region.
“The priority is to put an end to the violence and avoid a new regional escalation,” said Josep Borrell, highlighting that “it is of utmost importance to guarantee the release of the hostages, as well as the protection of civilians in all circumstances and everywhere.” “.
However, the High Representative for Foreign Policy believes that the Hamas attack will contribute negatively to expectations of peaceful coexistence between Israelis and Palestinians.
“What has happened since Saturday morning is shocking because of the suffering that this attack launched by Hamas has caused and continues to cause to innocent civilians, and because of the negative impact it will have on the possibility of the two peoples living side by side. of the other in peace and security,” said Borrell, for whom “last Saturday marked a terrible crisis for the Middle East and the Gulf.”
Even so, Josep Borrell understands that the peaceful route is the “only” sustainable option. For this reason, it reiterates “the commitment to the two-state solution – because it is the only solution. We know of no other -, based on the 1967 borders, in accordance with the Arab Peace Initiative and the relevant resolutions of the United Nations, “We must emphasize the importance of sustained financial support to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees and continued humanitarian and development support for Palestinians in the Occupied Territories.”
Source: TSF
