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BRUSSELS, Nov 22 (KUNA) -- Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn
called on Israel Monday to stop Jewish settlement activities in East Jerusalem.
He told journalists that today's meeting of EU foreign ministers in
Brussels will focus on the last proposition by the Americans on the Middle
East Peace Process.
"This proposition is not yet written but I hope that the government in
Jerusalem will have the feeling and also respect to do what the international
community and not only what the Americans have asked and recognize the
borders of 67 and stop settlements in eastern part of Jerusalem," said
Asselborn as he arrived for the one-day formal meeting.
On Iran, he said "they feel now the tensions not only from Europe but from
other countries in the world."
He noted that Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sent "a very strong"
message from Lisbon during the weekend.
Medvedev told a press conference after a sumit meeting with NATO in the
Portuguese capital on Saturday that Iran must prove to the world that its
nuclear drive was entirely peaceful.
"So I hope in December negotiations will take place, negotiations based on
two thing, first Iran has the right for nuclear energy on civilian level but
also must cooperate with the international community and this international
community is the IAEA in Vienna," he added.
Meanwhile, EU High Representative Catherine Ashton and EU foreign ministers
will have a broad discussion on the Middle East over lunch today, focusing in
particular on the efforts to encourage Israel and the Palestinians to restart
direct talks and on the situation in Gaza.
They will also discuss recent developments in Lebanon, Iraq, the Iranian
nuclear issue and situation in Sudan .
The ministers will discuss the preparations for the forthcoming EU summits
with Africa, Russia and India. (end)
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