“We are asking for good governance,” said the head of European diplomacy after meeting the Palestinian Prime Minister
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa met the ministers of the twenty-seven on Monday afternoon to take stock of the situation. At the end of the meeting, the high representative of the European Union (EU) for foreign affairs and security policy, Kaja Kallas, “Very concerned about worsening the situation” in Gaza, again called for the resumption of negotiations, “The only way to end the suffering of both parties”.
His colleague European Commissioner in the Mediterranean, Dubravka Suica, stressed that the Islamist movement Hamas had “No place” In the two -state solution that the EU calls for its wishes. “The credible partner and interlocutor is the Palestinian authority” that Europe wishes ” to strenghten “she said.
“We are asking for governance, good governance. This is of capital importance, because we want to know how the Palestinian authority will govern not only the West Bank, but also Gaza ”explained Kaja Kallas, adding that first reforms, especially in the social field, had already been undertaken.
Several European ministers have claimed a return to the ceasefire in Gaza, where the situation continues to deteriorate. “You have to go back to the ceasefire, allow unhindered access to humanitarian aid and release the hostages of Hamas”said the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jean-Noël Barrot.
