After
the agreement on Iran´s nuclear programme, there are two additional questions
related to the Middle East that should receive the same amount of attention.
They are both related to peace and security in the region. As such, they are
vital for a geopolitical space that has known decades of conflict and remains
the major focus of international instability.
One
of those questions is about fighting violence. What can the UN Security Council
and the countries of the region do to bring peace to Syria and Iraq as well as
to Yemen? In different words, can we launch a regional conference on peace and
security in the Middle East? This is a very central question. It has to be
raised and we have to call on the international leaders to take up their
responsibilities and dare to initiate such a process.
It
cannot be just about peace in country A or B. In this very volatile part of the
world we need to look at the future from a regional perspective. The country by
country approach has a very limited impact.
The
second question is about the Palestinian crisis. The Quartet is not producing
any tangible results. The Palestinian issue is just not being properly
addressed. We need to ask ourselves what can be done to change the trend and be
in a position to initiate a true process that can lead to a durable solution.
Here, I see a much greater role for the EU. The EU should take the lead. And it
has a chance to do it, now that Tony Blair has moved out of the picture. It has
also the moral responsibility, to compensate for all the years we have lost
with Blair pretending to be around.
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