Commissioner Šuica meets Israeli authorities and Palestinian Authority

Today and tomorrow, Commissioner for the Mediterranean, Dubravka Šuica, will meet with Israeli authorities and the Palestinian Authority to reiterate the EU's support for peace and stability in the Middle East. 

In Jerusalem, she will meet with Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar to discuss bilateral relations, the situation in Gaza, early recovery plans, in line with the EU's support to the Gaza Peace Plan and the implementation of the UN Security Council Resolution 2803. The Commissioner will also highlight how the Pact for the Mediterranean can further drive regional cooperation and enhanced stability and opportunities in the region. The Commissioner will deliver a press statement, together with the Israeli Foreign Minister, and it will be transmitted on EBS. 

Commissioner Šuica will visit Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Centre, and participate in a memorial ceremony at the Hall of Remembrance. She will also visit the Augusta Victoria Hospital in East Jerusalem, one of the hospitals benefitting from the EU's €1.6 billion Multiannual and Comprehensive Programme for Palestinian Recovery and Resilience, inaugurate two units, meet with the staff and deliver a short statement, also available on EBS.

In Ramallah, the Commissioner will meet Palestinian Vice-President Hussein Al Sheikh and Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa, to discuss ongoing EU support, Palestinian efforts for the implementation of the Palestinian Authority' reforms, Gaza's early recovery, and the situation in the West Bank. The Commissioner will deliver a press statement, together with the Palestinian Prime Minister, which will be transmitted on EBS. 

Commissioner Šuica will also meet with a group of Palestinian and Israeli civil society representatives, UN partners and religious representatives.

On 13 July, the Palestine Donor Group will meet again in Brussels, gathering key regional and internal partners to take stock of the progress on the Palestinian Authority' reforms, mobilise international support for Gaza's early recovery, and discuss the steps needed to build a more stable future, based on mutual respect, security and cooperation.

Audiovisual material of the visit will be available on EBS.

(For more information: Markus Lammert – Tel.: +32 2 296 75 33; Jennifer Sanchez Da Silva – Tel.: +32 2 295 83 16)