{"id":207352,"date":"2004-04-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T19:21:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=207352"},"modified":"2019-03-12T19:21:51","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T19:21:51","slug":"auto-insert-207352","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-207352\/","title":{"rendered":"EU High Representative for CFSP comments on killing of Hamas leader &#8211; EU press release\/Non-UN document"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\n<hr height=\"4px\" \/>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>Comments by<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>Javier SOLANA,<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>EU High Representative for the CFSP,<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>following the killing of Abdel-Aziz al-Rantissi<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Javier Solana, EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), made the following comments after today&#39;s action by Israeli forces in Gaza:<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&quot;The European Union has consistently condemned extra-judicial killings. Israel has a right to protect its citizens from terrorist attacks, but actions of this type are not only unlawful, they are not conducive to lowering tension. This is particularly the case in a moment when the international community &#8211; as it will at the upcoming Quartet meeting &#8211; is examining ways to support Prime Minister Sharon&#39;s Gaza disengagement plan provided certain conditions are met.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Discussing the disengagement proposals at the meeting of European ministers today in Ireland, we urged an end to violence and terrorism as well as the resumption of a cease-fire embracing all parties and groups. Today&#39;s action will not facilitate a positive outcome of this process.&quot;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">__________________<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:7pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>FOR FURTHER DETAILS:<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:7pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>Cristina Gallach &#8211; Spokesperson of the Secretary General, High Representative for CFSP<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:7pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>_ +32 (0)2 285 6467 \/ 8239 \/ 6217 \/ 5150 \/ 5151 _ +32 (0)2 285 5694<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:7pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\"><strong>internet: <\/strong><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/ue.eu.int\/solana\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:7pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\"><strong>http:\/\/ue.eu.int\/solana<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:7pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>e-mail: presse.cabinet@consilium.eu.int<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Comments by Javier SOLANA, EU High Representative for the CFSP, following the killing of Abdel-Aziz al-Rantissi Javier Solana, EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), made the following comments after today&#39;s action by Israeli forces in Gaza: &quot;The European Union has consistently condemned extra-judicial killings. 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