Israel will participate in a high -level meeting in Brussels, despite the cooling of relations with the European Union
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propagandaIt is expected 27 ministers of foreign affairs in the European Union They meet with them Israeli counterparts on June 23 On the occasion of the UE-South ministerial meeting, whose goal is to deepen It prevents cooperation with IsraelAs well as with nine southern partners, including Algeria, Palestine, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Syria and Tunisia.
“The goal is that the Israeli actors are present at the meeting,” an Israeli official said. Gideon GroupThe Minister of Foreign Affairs in Israel.It is still certain“.
But the meeting takes place at an unprecedented cooling time from Relations between the European Union and Israel After the siege imposed on the entry of food in Gaza, and after health officials and witnesses condemned the last shooting of Israeli soldiers against the Palestinians, who were heading to the places of humanitarian aid. The Israeli army said it shot “a few individual suspects” who left the appointed road, approaching their strength and ignoring the warning footage.
The European Union must study whether Israel has violated its human rights obligations
The meeting is also produced after the person responsible for European Union Foreign Affairs, Kaja CalasAt the end of May, it announced that the bloc will study whether Israel has violated its human rights obligations under Article 2 of the European Union agreement of Israel, which determines trade and diplomatic relations between the two parties.
The review calendar has not been set, which will implement the European Union’s foreign business service (SEAE). Ministry spokesman Israeli foreign affairs, Orine MarorsteinThe “totally” title that was captured in Class’s statement, saying that it reflects “a complete misunderstanding of the complex reality facing Israel.”
The Netherlands, which presented this measure and is considered a solid allies to Israel, confirmed that A “humanitarian bloc” by Israel on GazaWhere a limited amount of critical supplies that entered more than eleven weeks on Monday was introduced to “violating international humanitarian law”, and therefore, for Article 2.
the The European Union is the largest commercial partner in Israel
European Union official announced this June 23 meeting In any Israel, you will participate, the forum will not be discussed in the ongoing war in Gaza, but a routine meeting was held within the framework of the Southern Union of the European Union, which aims to enhance current cooperation with 10 southern neighbors in a wide range of affairs, such as government, inevitable change, energy and immigration. In addition, and The European Union is the largest commercial partner in IsraelWith a commercial relationship with more than 45,000 million euros per year.
the The European Union is the Southern Vikadad Association It has its origin in the Barcelona statement in 1995, which promised to convert the Mediterranean Sea into “a Dialogue, exchange and cooperation area This guarantees peace, stability and prosperity, “according to the official document of the committee. In 2020, the trade between the European Union and the region represented 149.4 billion euros, the bloc imports amounted to 58,000 million.
In 2021, twenty -seven agreed to strengthen them The association with neighboring countries in the south After the Covid-19s and the meeting with their counterparts every year. Its cooperation depends on “good governance, promotion, human rights protection, basic freedoms, democratic institutions and the rule of law,” according to conclusions. 2021 European Council summit. One of the latest ministerial meetings took place between the European Union and the countries adjacent to the south in 2022 in Barcelona, where the participants discussed Regional cooperation, as well as War in Ukraine.
