EU foreign policy chief vows to push for two-state solution in Middle East

Josep Borrell’s comments come as foreign ministers meet in Brussels for talks with Israeli and Palestinian diplomats

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The EU’s foreign policy chief has said he is determined to pursue a two-state solution in the Middle East, as foreign ministers gathered in Brussels for talks with top Israeli and Palestinian diplomats.

“What we want to do is to build a two-state solution. So let’s talk about it,” Josep Borrell said, a day after the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, reaffirmed a hard line against any Palestinian state on the grounds it would pose “an existential danger” to Israel.