Outgoing PM: EU’s stance on Hamas will not change

Outgoing Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek has said that the European Union’s position on the radical Islamist party Hamas will not change. He made the statement at a joint-press conference in Ramallah, in the West Bank on Thursday after meeting with the prime minister of the Palestinian Authority Salam Fayyad. The Czech Republic currently holds the EU presidency and has tried to play a role in diffusing tension in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. On Thursday, Prime Minister Topolánek made clear the EU was now waiting for a new Israeli strategy – one that could emerge during an upcoming visit to Washington by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanjahu.

Author: Jan Velinger