Israel: Mogherini thanks Israeli President Reuven for his "message of peace"

Federica Mogherini, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, met with Reuven Rivlin, the President of Israel in Jerusalem on Thursday. The head of European foreign policy thanked Rivlin for what she described as “leading and guiding the Israeli people with wisdom, with a message of peace, and hope, and understanding of the complexity and the difficulty of the regional situation.” She added that she hoped to put Europe’s friendship with Israel at the "disposal of a peace process that will hopefully start again soon." The EU foreign policy head met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on Wednesday afternoon, later meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Israeli leader stated that he was committed to a two-state solution with Palestine during the meeting, a statement largely in opposition to his position during the Israeli presidential campaign trail in March.