EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs welcomes UAE-Israel peace treaty

BRUSELS, 14th August, 2020 (WAM) -- Josep Borrell Fontelles, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, welcomed the tripartite peace treaty between the UAE, Israel and the US.

''I welcome Israel-UAE normalisation; benefits both & is important for regional stability,'' said Josep Fontelles in a tweet on his Twitter account on Friday.

''Suspending annexation is positive step, plans should now be abandoned altogether. EU hopes for resumed Israeli-Palestinian negotiations on 2-state solution based on intl' agreed parameters,'' he further tweeted.