Vrijlating Gilad Shalit: Buitenlandvertegenwoordiger Ashton tevreden met afspraak tussen Israël en Hamas

Met dank overgenomen van Raad van de Europese Unie (Raad) i, gepubliceerd op woensdag 12 oktober 2011.

EUROPEAN UNION

Brussels, 12 October 2011

Statement by the EU High Representative, Catherine Ashton, on the deal between Israel and Hamas on the release of Gilad

Shalit and Palestinian prisoners

Catherine Ashton, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Commission Vice-President, made the following statement today:

"I warmly welcome the news that Gilad Shalit will soon be able to return home after five years of captivity putting and end to the long ordeal that he and his family have endured. During my visits to Israel I personally shared my concerns and expressed the support of the EU and of the international community at large to Gilad's family. I pay tribute to the work of all those who have worked tirelessly to secure his release, and in particular the Egyptian and German negotiators."

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