AFP - GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories — The European Union supports Palestinian unity, but a new government must recognise Israel and accept past accords, European parliament president Jerzy Buzek said on Monday.
Buzek spoke during a trip to Gaza City, where he toured projects run by the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees and met its commissioner general, Filippo Grandi.
"We support a unity government in Palestine, but it is very important that the government recognise Israel's right to exist and past accords," he said at the beginning of a four-day trip to Israel and the Palestinian territories.
The terms of a surprise unity signed by bitter rivals Hamas and Fatah last month require the parties to agree the make-up of an interim government of independent figures that can lay the groundwork for new elections. more
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