Algeria 
Egypt 
Jordan 
Lebanon 
Libya 
Morocco 
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Syria * 
Tunisia Middle East Peace Process: EU appoints French diplomat as a new Special Representative
Today the Council appointed Mr. Christophe Bigot as new EU Special Representative (EUSR) for the Middle East Peace Process. Mr. Bigot’s mandate will be to contribute to the EU objective of having a just, lasting and comprehensive peace in the Middle East on the basis of a two-State solution, with Israel and a democratic, contiguous, viable, peaceful and sovereign Palestinian State living side by side within secure and recognised borders enjoying normal relations with their neighbours in accordance with the relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions. The tasks of the new EUSR will be -among others- to facilitate and maintain close contacts with all the parties to the peace process, in particular Israel and the Palestinian Authority, relevant political actors and countries of the region, and other relevant countries, as well as the UN and other relevant international organisations, like the League of Arab States or the Gulf Cooperation Council. He will work with them closely in strengthening the peace process. Furthermore, the EUSR will pay particular attention to factors affecting the regional dimension of the peace process, including the developments related to the conflict in Gaza and in the region following the brutal and indiscriminate terrorist attacks by Hamas against Israel on 7 October 2023, to the engagement with Arab partners and to the implementation of the Arab Peace Initiative.
Countries covered:
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Egypt
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Lebanon
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Palestine *
