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PALESTINE, GAZA, WEST BANK...

NATIONAL AND EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTS IN EGYPT, PALESTINE, GAZA, WEST BANK, ISRAEL AND JORDAN, 7th - 13th JUNE 2009

Luisa Morgantini represents the European Parliament

Rome, 8th June 2009

A large delegation of National Parliaments of the European Union - Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal and Slovakia- and of the EU candidates countries -Turkey and Croatia- led by Miloslav Vlcek, Chairman of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, is visiting Egypt, the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Gaza and West Bank, Israel and Jordan, from 7th to 13th June 2009. The Parliamentarians composing the delegation hold different charges, such as Presidents of  Committees on Foreign Affairs or Presidents of the Parliament or of the Senate. The Italian Parliament does not participate to the delegation. 

Luisa Morgantini, Vice President of the European Parliament, who is participating to the delegation representing the EP, reminded that: "This is the first delegation created jointly by Parliaments of the EU with the presence also of Parliaments that are not yet part of the European Union but Members of the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (EMPA). This mission is extremely important in order to understand and to know the situation in the region and, I really wish, also in order to carry on with decision and commitment the EU policy: the end of the Israeli occupation and violence by all sides with the creation of a democratic and independent Palestinian State that will peacefully coexist with the State of Israel. The visit takes place after the historical speech by US President Obama, who shows the determination and the right language in order to stop the daily humiliation and suffering of Palestinians under military occupation and to the fears of the Israeli population".

The delegation foresees meetings with representatives of local Authorities, Institutions, Parliaments - including the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, the Israeli President Shimon Peres, the Secretary General  of the League of Arab States Amre Moussa, the President of the People's Assembly of Egypt Fathi Sorour, the Speaker of the Jordanian Parliament and President of the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Association (EMPA) Al-Majali- and with representatives of Egyptian; Palestinian, Israeli and Jordanian  politics and civil society.

Parliamentarians will go in Gaza on 9th June, entering by Rafah border crossing, they will meet Representatives of UNRWA, of the Palestinian Legislative Council, of NGOs and associations of civil society and will visit the population and the industrial and rural areas mostly hit by the Israeli military aggression Operation Cast Lead. In Israel the delegation will visit the town of Sderot hit by the rockets of armed Palestinian groups.

Luisa Morgantini is available for interviews and declarations. Contact:

+ 39 348 39 21 465/ +972 527 251612

INFO Luisa Morgantini's Office  0039 06 69 95 02 17; 0032 22 84 51 51

luisa.morgantini@europarl.europa.eu; www.luisamorgantini.net <https://webmail.europarl.europa.eu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=https://webmail.europarl.europa.eu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=https://webmail.europarl.europa.eu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.luisamorgantini.net/> ;
 

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