Possible annexation by Israel of some territories of the West Bank of the Jordan river will not pass without a response of the European Union. This was stated Monday at a press conference in Brussels the EU foreign service, Peter Stano.
"with regard to sanctions, the decision is taken by the member countries, will not now speculate. Currently there are discussions among member countries, he said. The EU has said many times how he sees the annexation and that she did not go unnoticed. The EU will react".
According to Stano, the issue of middle East settlement will be included in the agenda of the meeting of the foreign Ministers of the 27 EU countries, which will be held may 15 in the conference format.
"This question will be discussed on Friday," he said.
We are talking about the envisaged plans of the new coalition government of Israel for the annexation in the coming months, some areas of the West Bank of the Jordan river. Earlier, the President of the United States Donald trump along with the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu announced in Washington the key provisions of the American plan for a peaceful Palestinian-Israeli peace process, stating, in particular, about the intention of the American government to admit Jewish settlements to Israeli territory. April 22, U.S. Secretary of state Michael Pompeo said that the final decision on this issue remains with Israel.
As stated by the official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova, the implementation of the prospective plans of the new government of Israel’s annexation of some territories of the West Bank of the Jordan river will undermine the middle East peace process. The diplomat stressed that Russia considers it necessary to adhere to international legal basis for middle East settlement, including resolution of the General Assembly and the UN security Council.
