The Head of the General Authority of Civil Affairs and Fatah Central Committee member, Minister Hussein AlSheikh, received in his office in Ramallah yesterday, Sunday, the EU Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process, Mr. Sven Koopmans and his team, to discuss the latest political updates in the region.
Minister AlSheikh stressed the need for Europe to crystallize an initiative to revive the political process and find a just and comprehensive solution to the Palestinian cause in accordance with international legitimacy, in a way that guarantees the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination and the establishment of a Palestinian state on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.
The Minister called upon Europe to take a firm and serious stance towards the Israeli government to stop settlement expansion and the illegal confiscation of Palestinian land, especially after the announcement made by the Government of Israel to build 10,000 housing units in the Qalandia area north of Jerusalem.
