European Parliament calls for immediate ceasefire in Lebanon
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Brussels, July 20, IRNA
EP-Lebanon-Ceasefire
The European Parliament voiced Thursday 'extreme alarm' at the military escalation and the resulting humanitarian crisis in Lebanon and called for an immediate ceasefire.
The leaders of the Political Groups of the European Parliament and EP President Josep Borrell issued a statement after a meeting in Brussels calling for an immediate cease-fire in the region and expressed their support for sending an international stabilization force under the supervision of the United Nations and with the participation of the European Union.
They called for the immediate opening of negotiations under the aegis of the United Nations, on the basis of the resolutions of the Security Council with the participation of the authorities of all the countries in the region.
They expressed their deep concern at the worsening situation in Occupied Palestinian Territories and called on the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (EMPA) to play an active role in helping to bring about the de-escalation of the violence and a resolution to the crises.
They called on the European Commission to release the maximum amount of funds for humanitarian aid for the victims of the conflict in the whole region as well as the refugees in Cyprus.
"I am very happy with this resolution taken by the European Parliament. In some respects it is quite different from the one taken by the European Council and different from some members of the EU," Borrell told reporters.
The Council in its statement issued on Monday did not call for a ceasefire but urged Israel not to use disproportionate action.
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