‘’There are still some gaps that need to be tackled, and we hope that tonight our European-side contribution can help in solving or closing or narrowing some of these gaps,’’ said EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is reportedly set to step back from his role as the Quartet’s Middle East envoy, but is likely to remain in a different regional role promoting peace.
It is very important that European institutions take part in this effort with an “organized action plan and a clear and organized agenda,” says Foreign Ministry spokesman.
“Flying a flag here in Vilnius carries a special significance. This is a country which is a cornerstone in Jewish heritage, where some of the great Jewish thinkers came from”
PM continued his recent warnings to his supporters, saying that the only way to bridge the gap between the Likud and the Zionist Union was for the entire nationalist camp to vote Likud.
EU foreign policy chef Federica Mogherini hosts Monday in Brussels a meeting with the German, French and British Foreign Ministers, respectively, Frank Walter Steinmeier, Laurent Fabius and Philip Hammond, and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, as part of the ongoing nuclear negotiations with Iran.
Israel’s ruling conservative party is headed by Prime Minister “Bibi” Netanyahu, who is running for his third consecutive term by appealing to his right-wing base on issues of security and national identity.