Iran Press/Europe: The EU should reach out to Israel and discourage the annexation of the occupied West Bank, the bloc’s foreign policy chief said on Friday, reported by Anadolu News Agency.
Josep Borrell was speaking at a news conference after the EU foreign ministers’ videoconference.
Borrell said that the bloc is looking forward to work with the new Israeli government which is supposed to enter into office next week.
At the same time, he warned against Israel's unilateral actions in the Occupied Territories.
“We must work to discourage any possible initiative towards annexation”, the EU foreign policy chief said.
“Annexation is not in line with international law. If it goes ahead, the EU will act accordingly”, EU foreign policy spokesperson Peter Stano had said earlier this week.
The EU does not recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the territories it has occupied since 1967.
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