US EditionAustria's Clear Stance on Gaza: Foreign Minister Meinl-Reisinger Defends Call for Ceasefire
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Unlike her German colleague, the Foreign Minister has signed a declaration for an end to the Gaza war – and has reaped criticism in Israel. She makes it clear: "Austria is clearly by the side of Israel."
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der Standard DEThe ÖVP sees no change in Vienna's Israel policy. However, the SPÖ strengthens Meinl-Reisinger's back. Criticism from Washington and Berlin comes orally, not in writing.
Austria's Clear Stance on Gaza: Foreign Minister Meinl-Reisinger Defends Call for Ceasefire
Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger (NEOS) has reiterated her support for a joint statement by 28 countries calling for an immediate end to the war in the Gaza Strip, declaring it to be “clear government policy.”
The humanitarian situation in Gaza is unacceptable, Federal Chancellor Christian Stocker stresses. Austria's position on Israel remains unchanged. The Council of Ministers is to focus on accelerating approval procedures.
VIENNA. On Tuesday, Minister of Foreign Affairs Beate Meinl-Reisinger (NEOS) once again backed the statement by numerous colleagues from the Federal Republic of Germany, in which an end to the Gaza war was brought to an end.
On Tuesday, Minister of Foreign Affairs Beate Meinl-Reisinger (NEOS) once again backed the statement of numerous counterparts, urging them to end the Gaza war. Her support was "no paradigm shift in Austrian Middle East policy," she said in the ZIB2. She "clearly represented the government line and "of course informed the coalition partners ÖVP and SPÖ."
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