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Borrell from Beirut: Our Priority Is to Avoid Regional Escalation

The European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and Vice-President of the European Commission Josep Borrell made a first statement after he arrived in Beirut Friday. “Our priorities are avoiding regional escalation and pushing for diplomatic efforts to create conditions for achieving a fair and lasting peace ...

J. Aoun Meets Borrell

The European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, Josep Borrell, met with the army’s Commander-in-Chief, General Joseph Aoun, in Yarzeh on Sunday, the second day of his diplomatic mission to Lebanon. Discussions revolved around the situation in Lebanon and the ...

Gaza: Deadly Israeli Strike on School, Borrell Calls for Ceasefire

The Health Ministry in Gaza said an Israeli strike Saturday on a school killed 30 people, after a days-long military operation further south left around 170 dead, according to the civil defense agency. Since July 6, at least eight schools – including the latest one – have been hit, leaving more than 100 people dead, based on a tally of tolls ...

Borrell: Implementing Resolution 1701 Key to Comprehensive Settlement

EU’s Foreign Affairs chief Josep Borrell has underlined the need for a full implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701 which, he stressed, would “pave the way for a comprehensive settlement” along the Lebanese-Israeli border amid rising tensions in the region. Speaking at a press conference on the second day of his visit to ...

Borrell Regrets No One Can "Stop" Netanyahu

EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell voiced regret Friday that no power, including the United States, can "stop" Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying he appears determined to crush militants in Gaza and Lebanon. "What we do is put all diplomatic pressure on a ceasefire, but nobody seems to be able to stop Netanyahu, neither in Gaza ...