Brussels, 23/05/2000 (Agence Europe) - On 22 May, the EU adopted the following Declaration on the Middle East Peace Process:
"The EU considers that a real opportunity exists to attain a just, lasting and comprehensive peace in the Middle East, based on the basic principles established within the framework of Madrid. The European Union remains ready to work with the parties to this end. The EU deplores the recent escalation of tension and violence that has taken place in the Occupied...