EU stands by 2-state solution to conflict

The European Union joins the Obama administration in defending the two-state solution as the best way to achieve lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians.

US Secretary of State John Kerry (C) and and EU High Representative Federica Mogherini, attend a meeting of the Middle East Quartet at the UN headquarters in New York on September 23, 2016. (AFP PHOTO/Bryan R. Smith)
US Secretary of State John Kerry (C) and and EU High Representative Federica Mogherini, attend a meeting of the Middle East Quartet at the UN headquarters in New York on September 23, 2016. (AFP PHOTO/Bryan R. Smith)

A spokeswoman for the 28-nation bloc reiterates EU support for the two-state solution, the day after Secretary of State John Kerry warned that settlement construction was endangering it.

EU spokeswoman Maja Kocijancic says Kerry’s remarks “all send one key message: The international community does not give up on peace in the Middle East.”

She adds: “The only way to end the conflict is through a two-state solution negotiated between the parties.”

— AP

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