On Wednesday 8 April, the Heads of State or Government of France, Italy, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Greece, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Canada, as well as the Presidents of the European Council, António Costa, and the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, welcomed the two-week ceasefire agreed the previous night between the United States and Iran.
In a statement, the eleven leaders thanked Pakistan and called for negotiations to bring about “a swift and lasting end to the...