European Union foreign ministers on Monday pledged "unprecedented"
amounts of political, financial and security support for Israel and the
Palestinians if they come to a peace agreement.
In the event of a final peace deal, EU ministers said, the 28-member
trade bloc will offer Israel and the future state of Palestine a
"special privileged partnership." That will mean increased access to
European markets, facilitation of trade and investment, closer cultural
and scientific ties and promotion of business-to-business relations.
Greater political dialogue and cooperation in the security realm are
also foreseen, the ministers said.
At their meeting in Brussels, the ministers proclaimed the EU's
readiness to "contribute substantially" to bring about a just and
lasting settlement to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The ministers
didn't cite a figure and people who attended the meeting said numbers
weren't even discussed.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has been trying to broker a Mideast
peace deal, and last week presented a new American security plan to
Israeli and Palestinian leaders. In their written statement, the EU
ministers commended Kerry's "tireless engagement," and reiterated their
support for a two-state solution "resulting in an agreement on all final
status issues, ending all claims and fulfilling the legitimate
aspirations of both parties."
The EU ministers said they will work on concrete proposals to help
contribute to the sustainability of a peace agreement, including in the
areas of Palestinian state-building, regional issues, refugees, security
and Jerusalem.
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