EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini has picked a veteran Italian EU official, Fernando Gentilini, as new EU Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process for an initial period of one year, ‘’in an effort to relaunch the process as quickly as possible,’’ her office announced Monday.
‘’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.
“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”
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.
After confusing Netanyahu remarks on viability of a future Palestine, State Department says hardline comments may be electioneering, best to ‘wait and see’
