The Middle East peace conference was proposed in Egypt and has "great consensus" in the EU

BRUSELAS, 27 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The international peace conference that the European Union wants to promote to relaunch the peace process between Israel and Palestine for a two-state solution was proposed in Egypt during the Cairo summit and has "great consensus" in the European Union.

This was stated by the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, who confirmed that there was a "great consensus" among community leaders during the European summit to work "actively" to make possible "very soon" an international peace conference led by The EU.

"The Egyptian president, Abdel Fattá al Sisi, proposed holding a conference in six months. It was put on the table by him and it means that we have to be in contact with all the actors in the region and not only to coordinate efforts," he noted. at a press conference after the first day of the European Council, although European sources explain that the format now sought by the EU, and proposed by Pedro Sánchez, aspires to be more inclusive than that of Egypt and to achieve placing Israel and Palestine in the same table to relaunch the peace process.

The former Belgian prime minister has stressed the need for the EU to "play a strong and positive role" and believes that organizing a peace conference "very soon" is the way to "sustain peace and stability in the region."

Michel has defended that the EU maintains ambiguity about the format to open the range of actors participating in the summit and push the initiative. "We don't want to be precise because we want to have contact with the parties," he explained.

"We hope that in weeks and months we will have progress and for that we have to discuss the details with all possible partners to make it happen and be successful. If we want to launch the peace process we cannot anticipate the format," he indicated, although he has made it clear that Hamas would not have a seat at the table and would not have a role in the conference.

Sánchez has arrived at the summit with the proposal of a peace conference "in six months" to promote the recognition of Palestine, and the Spanish delegation has pointed out the inclusion of this demand in the conclusions of the summit as a diplomatic success for Spain. . The statement by the leaders of the Twenty-Seven places emphasis on reviving the political process for the two-state solution and welcomes diplomatic initiatives in this regard, noting their support for organizing an "international peace conference soon."

Spain highlights the need for Europe to get involved in a peace conference that provides political perspective to the crisis in the Middle East and advances the recognition of the State of Palestine.