Josep Borrell wants to present a new plan for a two-state solution to the Middle East conflict. What specific steps will he propose?
EU chief diplomat Josep Borrell has presented a possible strategy for a two-state solution to the Middle East conflict.
“We have to stop talking about the peace process and start talking more concretely about the process of the two-state solution,” said the Spaniard at a meeting of EU foreign ministers with colleagues from the Middle East. He knows that this is a difficult topic. But there is a moral obligation to do everything possible to look for a solution.
Borrell initially did not comment on the details of his concept. However, it should serve as a basis for the discussions today. The Secretary General of the League of Arab States, Ahmed Abul Gheit, as well as the foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan were expected to attend the talks in Brussels. Separate rounds of exchanges were also planned with Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz and the Foreign Minister of the Palestinian Authority, Riad Malki.
According to Borrell, it is particularly important to examine what causes are currently preventing the implementation of a two-state solution. “Hamas is one of them – an important one – but there are others,” he said, referring to resistance in Israel. Regarding the current Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip, he said that peace and stability cannot be achieved through military means alone.
In the EU, a two-state solution means that Israel and an independent, democratic Palestinian state live peacefully side by side. However, efforts to achieve this have not made any progress for years.
Source: Stern
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