Britain said to block EU from adopting Paris position

Britain has apparently blocked a meeting of EU foreign ministers from adopting the closing statement of the Paris summit, according to reports.

The move comes a day after the UK refused to sign the Paris statement, which calls on the sides to commit to a two-state solution and renounce violence.

British foreign minister Boris Johnson attends an EU foreign ministers meeting at the European Council, in Brussels, on January 16, 2017. (AFP/EMMANUEL DUNAND)

In a tweet, the Palestine Liberation Organization’s ambassador to the US says London’s position is “very strange .. given its historical & moral responsibility in causing the conflict.”

Britain expresses reservation#Paris Conf.That's a very strange position given its historical & moral responsibility in causing the conflict.

— Maen Areikat (@Maen_Areikat) January 16, 2017