RAMALLAH, Oct 13 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian Prime Minister, Mohammed Ishtaye, urged the European Union (EU), to play an active role in the future political process related to the Palestinian cause.
Ishtaye made the call, during his online meeting with the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs, attended by 80 people, representing different countries and parties in Europe.
“It is necessary to break the status quo that the Palestinian cause is passing through, because of the Israeli occupation measures,” said Ishtaye, calling on the EU to recognise an independent Palestinian state.
During the meeting, he also called on Europe “to end the American monopoly of sponsoring the Middle East peace process, through an international conference for peace, in which all parties participate.”
“Any political process must depend on ending the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories, on the basis of the two-state vision under international law and United Nations resolutions,” Ishtaye noted.
He called on the EU to exert pressure on Israel, to allow the Palestinians to hold elections in East Jerusalem, as the Palestinian leadership is determined to hold the general elections, in the Palestinian territories soon.– NNN-WAFA
