EU’s Kallas says most member states support curbing trade with illegal Israeli settlements

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EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Monday that a majority of member states support taking action against trade with illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, arguing that ambassadors have been tasked with advancing the issue and that an extraordinary meeting is likely, Anadolu reports.

Speaking at a press conference after a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels, Kallas said the European Commission had presented options to further restrict trade with Israeli settlements following a request from the European Council. “Taking action against the trade with settlements got the most support from the member states.

We tasked the ambassadors to take this work forward, and probably will also have an extraordinary meeting on this,” she said. […]

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