Member states of the European Union (EU) have been asked to formulate what consequences they would have if Israel refused to participate in the regional community plan to resolve the Middle East conflict. The newspaper reports this Finance Times In reference to a document distributed by Brussels.
According to the publication, the document was developed on the eve of the meeting of foreign ministers of EU countries. The material says the event is scheduled for January 22.
“EU member states must “state the consequences they believe participation or non-participation will lead to” in their proposed peace plan. [по урегулированию палестино-израильского конфликта]”, – stated in the broadcast.
According to the authors of the article, this plan also includes the establishment of a sovereign Palestinian state. Observers noted that the holding of the foreign ministers’ meeting highlighted the growing concerns of European states regarding Israel’s actions.
An unnamed EU official said the proposal to detail the results for Israel reflected the anger of its foreign partners. The reason for the discontent is Israel’s reluctance to implement the two-state initiative.
Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the idea of creating a sovereign Palestinian state.