Palestinian, Israeli foreign ministers invited to address EU’s ministerial meeting

The EU foreign policy chief said he has invited foreign ministers of Palestine and Israel to Tuesday afternoon's foreign ministerial meeting to express their views on the latest developments in Israel and the Gaza Strip.

In his announcement on X, Josep Borrell said he has invited Israel's Eli Cohen to join the meeting and asked Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki to "address the meeting and present the views of the Palestinian Authority."

The invitations came a day after Borrell announced that the bloc's assistance to Palestine will continue without suspension. The announcement came in response to concerns that any suspension of payments would adversely affect the Palestinian population and potentially encourage more turmoil.

"The review of the EU's assistance for Palestine announced by the European Commission will not suspend the due payments, as clarified by the Commission's press release," Borrell said on X.