President of the European Parliament Hans-Gert Pöttering reiterated the European Union’s support to the peace process in the Middle East.
After meeting with Lebanese President Michel Sleiman, Pöttering said that the European Union cares about Lebanon’s safety, about the establishment of the best possible relations between Lebanon and Syria, and about the establishment of an independent Palestinian state.
“The EU will play its full role in reviving the peace process in the region on the political and economic levels,” Pöttering told reporters.
"European Parliament members are interested in knowing how Lebanese politicians view the development of the peace process in the Middle East," he told reporters at Beirut”s Rafik Hariri Airport on his arrival Wednesday.