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Friday, 21 May 2021 (YJC) _ The EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy welcomes Gaza Ceasefire.
In a statement on Friday, The European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell welcomes the announced ceasefire bringing to an end the violence in and around Gaza.
The EU external action service released the statement as follows:
The European Union welcomes the announced ceasefire bringing to an end the violence in and around Gaza. We commend Egypt, Qatar, United Nations, United States and others who have played a facilitating role in this.
We are appalled and regret the loss of life over these past 11 days. As the EU has consistently reiterated, the situation in the Gaza Strip has long been unsustainable. Only a political solution will bring sustainable peace and end once for all the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Restoring a political horizon towards a two-state solution now remains of utmost importance. The EU is ready to fully support Israeli and Palestinian authorities in these efforts.
The EU is renewing its engagement with key international partners, including the United States, and other partners in the region, as well as with the revitalised Middle East Quartet, to this end.
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