EP-Präsident Pat Cox ruft zur Unterstützung des saudischen Friedensplans auf

Wien (OTS) - In einer Presseaussendung in Brüssel nahm der
Präsident des Europäischen Parlaments Pat Cox zur Eskalation der
Gewalt im Nahen Osten Stellung:

"END THE POLITICS OF THE LAST ATROCITY - SUPPORT THE SAUDI PEACE
PLAN", SAYS EP-PRESIDENT PAT COX.

Speaking before leaving on an official visit to Poland, European
Parliament President Pat Cox said that the spiral of violence in the
Middle East over the past 48 hours demonstrated that "tragically, the
situation is now locked into the politics of the last atrocity, when
each new atrocity is an escalation of the previous one".

Pat Cox referred to an emergency meeting which he held in Brussels
last week with all the Arab ambassadors to the European Union to
discuss the Saudi plan. The unequivocal message from the great
majority of Arab States was the existence of a constant and
comprehensive interest in pressing ahead with these proposals. Once
certain essential details have been filled in and the plan formally
announced, it should represent 'a historic and unprecedented offer to
Israel' and the only creative initiative currently on the table
capable of breaking the current deadlock.

Pat Cox saluted the indefatigable efforts in the cause of peace of
EU High Representative Javier Solana, and stressed that the European
Union should strongly urge the United States to help break the
vicious circle of atrocities and counter-atrocities in Israel and the
Palestinian territories by lending its active support to the Saudi
plan.

Rückfragehinweis:

Brüssel:
David Harley, Tel: 0032-496-599453
Pressesprecher des Präsidenten
Wien:
Monika STRASSER, Tel: 01-51617-201
Informationsbüro des Europäischen Parlaments für Österreich
mailto:[email protected]

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