Saudi commitment to Palestinian statehood unclear after crown prince interview
“Bin Salman’s interview with Fox News [was] very disturbing,” ...
“He did not say a word of anything about the peace initiative, ending the occupation, the Palestinian state, the right to self-determination, and the right of return for refugees." ...
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has rejected any serious concessions, including the freezing of building illegal settlements on occupied Palestinian land...
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/saudi-arabia-palestine-statehood-unclear-crown-prince-interview
Nothing is off table to get Ukraine into EU, says president of bloc’s parliament
ReplyDelete“The European Union must begin a major wave of change to prepare for the arrival of Ukraine as a member state, the leader of its parliament has said, with ‘nothing off the table’, including removing trade tariffs and giving Kyiv access to internal markets before full membership …
“Ukraine is one year into a what many expect will be four or five year journey. But Metsola reflects fresh thinking among some EU leaders that the bloc needs to accelerate access to Ukraine- and the Balkan states that have also applied …
“With Moldova and Albania also hoping to join, the next wave, whenever it comes, could mean that the bloc’s membership jumps from 27 to more than 30 nations …”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/26/nothing-is-off-table-to-get-ukraine-into-eu-says-president-of-blocs-parliament