Spokesman: All EU Embassies Are Located In Tel Aviv
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) BRUSSELS, March 3 (KUNA) -- The European Union underlined Friday that its position on Jerusalem remains unchanged and recalled an UNSC resolution on diplomatic missions in Tel Aviv, following media reports that Hungary is set to move its embassy to Jerusalem next month.
'We do not comment speculations in the media, here is our unchanged position on Jerusalem,' lead EU spokesperson Peter Stano told a news conference in Brussels.
'We recall UN Security Council resolution 478 of 1980, which called on all UN members to withdraw their diplomatic missions to Israel from Jerusalem. All EU Member States embassies as well as the EU Delegation to Israel are located in Tel Aviv,' he stressed.
The EU has repeatedly reiterated its firm commitment to a negotiated and viable two-state solution built upon the internationally agreed parameters and international law, stated Stano.
He noted that in its conclusions in December 2017, the European Council - at Head of State and Government level - reiterated that the EU position on Jerusalem remains unchanged.
'The EU position on Jerusalem is clear; the aspirations of both parties must be fulfilled with regard to Jerusalem, and a way must be found through negotiations to resolve the status of Jerusalem as the future capital of both states.
It is a final status issue,' he added. (end)
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