{"id":203971,"date":"2009-09-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T18:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=203971"},"modified":"2019-03-12T18:41:00","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T18:41:00","slug":"auto-insert-203971","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-203971\/","title":{"rendered":"Mideast situation – Second South Africa-EU Summit – Joint Communiqu\u00e9\/Non-UN document"},"content":{"rendered":"
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13231\/09 (Presse 266)<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Second South Africa-European Union Summit<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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We, the leaders of South Africa (SA) and the European Union (EU), meeting today in Kleinmond, reaffirm our commitment to our strategic partnership based on shared values and interests, including the promotion of peace and security, human rights, democracy, the rule of law and sustainable development regionally and globally.<\/p><\/div>\n

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We remain committed to the two-state solution with an independent, democratic, contiguous and viable Palestinian state, comprising the West Bank and Gaza, living side by side in peace and security with the State of Israel within internationally recognised and secure borders. We welcome all international efforts, including the new US administration initiatives, to vigorously pursue a two-state solution and a comprehensive peace in the Middle East on the basis of the relevant UN Security Council Resolutions, the terms of reference of the Madrid conference, including land for peace, the Roadmap, the agreements previously reached by the parties and the Arab Peace Initiative. We urge all the parties to the conflict to work to achieve this goal.<\/p><\/div>\n

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We also welcome the mediation efforts of Egypt and the Arab League aimed at inter-Palestinian reconciliation and the restoration of Palestinian unity which will be important to consolidate the peace process. We also highlighted the importance of the efforts by the international community to assist with the reconstruction of Gaza. We call for the immediate and unconditional opening of crossings for the flow of humanitarian aid, commercial goods and persons to and from Gaza without which the unimpeded delivery of humanitarian aid, reconstruction and economic recovery will not be possible. We also call for a complete stop to all violence, including a sustained halt of rocket attacks at Israel and an effective mechanism to prevent arms and ammunition smuggling into Gaza. We urge the Government of Israel to immediately end all settlement activities, including in East Jerusalem. Settlements are illegal under international law and constitute an obstacle to peace.<\/p><\/div>\n

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