Burrell’s accusation against Iran in the last press conference

According to Isna, “Joseph Burrell” in charge of the European Union’s foreign action service said in his last press conference as the head of the EU’s foreign action service: “I spoke with former Israeli and Palestinian officials about the return to the peace process in the Middle East region. I heard their peace plan. We should all try to prevent the escalation of crises in Gaza and Lebanon. 70% of the dead in Gaza are women and children. More than a thousand houses have been destroyed in Lebanon. In Gaza, more than 2 million people have been displaced. The highest number of people killed in Gaza are five-year-old children. This is a war against children. We have to end this crisis with a political solution.”

“I have no more words to explain what is happening in the Middle East,” Burrell told reporters while barely hiding his dismay at the European Union’s failure to put pressure on the Zionist regime during his five-year tenure. There is no more words. About 44,000 people have been killed in Gaza, the entire region is being destroyed, and 70 percent of the dead are women or children.

Borrell, 77, added: “I call on EU ministers to suspend political dialogue with Israel, which is part of a wider agreement governing trade relations on the humanitarian situation in Gaza. But it is expected that this proposal will not be approved by many member states, including key powers France and Germany, as well as Italy and the Netherlands.

Burrell clarified: “In this regard, I asked the European Union to cancel its cooperation with Israel. Nevertheless, many member states demanded the continuation of their relations with Israel, which was predictable. UNRWA is irreplaceable. There has also been talk about imposing sanctions against Hamas and armed settlers.

Regarding the war in Ukraine, he also expressed his frustration with the lack of European response, saying: “Many times we have not been united. “Many times, the discussions took too long.”

He said: “My last contact with my colleagues will be this; Be more united, make decisions faster. “Russia will not stop the war because you think so.”

“If it takes days, weeks and months to reach agreements, you can’t pretend to be a geopolitical power,” warned Burrell, who is due to be replaced by former Estonian Prime Minister Kaia Kalas in December. »

The head of the European Union’s external action service went on to discuss the cooperation between the European Union and the future US administration and said: “I cannot count the number of calls I have had with Anthony Blinken, the current US Secretary of State for peace in Ukraine and Gaza. Now, the political landscape has completely changed. We are facing a completely new political landscape. “Europeans must act without waiting to react to America’s decisions.”

He clarified: “China’s role in the Ukraine war is getting bigger and bigger. Without Iran, without China, Russia cannot support its military efforts.”

He claimed that the European Union is worried about the reports of the production and delivery of complete weapons systems from Iran, North Korea and China to Russia.

Nevertheless, referring to the victory of US President-elect Donald Trump in the US presidential elections, Burrell stated: “Now is an opportunity for Europe to become a suitable ally by bringing logic. Europe should use the current landscape as an opportunity. “Trump is an opportunity for Europe to wake up and use this opportunity to regain its voice in the world community.”

Earlier, he said on the sidelines of today’s meeting of the Council of Foreign Relations of Europe that the issue of the war in Ukraine and the developments in the West Asian region will be the two main topics on the agenda of this meeting.

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