High Representative/Vice President Mogherini meets international leaders on Middle East Peace Process

EU News 291/2015

22/10/2015

Federica Mogherini today met in Berlin with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US Secretary of State John Kerry and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, in a concerted effort to ease the tensions in the Middle East. The High Representative/Vice President also plans to meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday in Brussels. She will travel to Vienna tomorrow for a Quartet Principles’ meeting on the Middle East Peace Process and some bilateral meetings.

Today’s talks follow the recent escalation of inter-communal tension in Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza, and the continuing spiral of violence in Syria.

Source and additional information:
http://eeas.europa.eu/top_stories/2015/151022_01_en.htm

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