Brussels, 13/10/2011 (Agence Europe) - The EU high representative for foreign affairs, Catherine Ashton, states in a press release: “I welcome the news that Gilad Shalit will soon be able to return home after five years of captivity, putting an end to the long ordeal that he and his family have endured”. She also paid tribute to the “work of all those who have worked tirelessly to secure his release, and in particular the Egyptian and German negotiators”. In return for the release of...