Time has come to establish a just and comprehensive peace in the Middle East, and the European Union must play a more vital role in this regard, said President of the European Parliament Hans-Gert Poettering on Saturday.
"We as European parliamentarians are committed to the peace process and will exert our most to achieve peace in the region, and this what has brought us to Jordan to hold the meeting of the EMPA for the first time," said Poettering, who is also President of the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (EMPA).
He made the remarks in a press conference at the Dead Sea shores, where MPs from the EU and Jordan have gathered for three-day EMPA meetings.
Poettering said the assembly will adopt a special recommendation on the peace process at the end of the meetings on Monday.
The peace should be based on the two-state solution between the Palestinians and Israelis living side-by-side in peace and security, he added, reiterating the European Union's support for this solution.
The official also noted that Jordan is part of the peace process and can not be excluded from any solution for the Palestinian issue.
Poettering arrived in Amman earlier in the day to take part in the EMPA meetings.
The EMPA Committee on Political Affairs, Security and Human Rights hold a meeting in Jordan on October 11, followed which is an extraordinary session of the EMPA plenary on October 12-13, according to a previous statement from the organization.
Source: Xinhua
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