Summary: June 5, 2003: EU Presidency Statement regarding the meeting of the President of USA and the Prime Ministers of Israel and the Palestinian Authority (Aqaba, Jordan, 4/6/03)
The EU Presidency welcomes with great pleasure the meeting between the President of the USA and the Prime Ministers of Israel and the Palestinian Authority. We consider it as an important step, which opens up a substantial perspective for peace after a long and dramatic period of a stalemated conflict and bloodshed. The EU supports, with all its strength, this initiative and calls on both parties to take appropriate measures for the speedy and full implementation of the Road Map, which, in
any case, constitutes the only hope for the revitalization of the Peace Process. This opportunity should not be missed.
The international community is ready to support the efforts of both sides by all means at its disposal, including the establishment of a reliable and efficient verification mechanism of the Peace Process. It is certain that all leaderships of the region are faced with historic decisions and responsibilities for the future of their societies. It is time for hard but necessary compromises both for the leaderships and the societies, which will lead to the creation of a viable and democratic
Palestinian state as well as to the guarantee of security and peace for the state of Israel.
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