President Mahmoud Abbas received, today, Friday, at the presidential headquarters in Ramallah, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell.

The President briefed Borrell on the latest developments in the occupied Palestinian territory, especially in the Gaza Strip, stressing the need for the European Union to put pressure on the Israeli occupation authorities to stop their continuing aggression against the Palestinian people, and to accelerate the entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, as well as to stop the attacks of the occupation forces and terrorist settlers on The Palestinian people in the West Bank, including Jerusalem.

The President reiterated the State of Palestine’s categorical rejection of the displacement of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip or the West Bank, including Jerusalem, stressing the need for urgent intervention to release the Palestinian clearance funds held by Israel.

The President stressed that there is no security or military solution for the Gaza Strip, and that the Gaza Strip is an integral part of the Palestinian state, and it is not possible to accept or deal with the plans of the occupation authorities to separate Gaza.

The President also stressed that security and peace are achieved by ending the Israeli occupation of the land of the State of Palestine, with East Jerusalem as its capital, calling on the European Union and its member states who believe in the two-state solution to recognize the State of Palestine and its full membership in the United Nations.

The President thanked the European Union's positions committed to the two-state solution based on international legitimacy, highly appreciating the humanitarian and development assistance provided by the European Union to build the institutions of the Palestinian state and the Palestinian people.