HL Deb 16 February 1995 vol 561 c50WA
Lord Renfrew of Kaimsthorn

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they support the draft European Union/Israel Association Agreement, and whether they see continuing Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank territories as compatible with references in the Preamble and Article 2 of the Agreement to respect for human rights and for the principles of the United Nations Charter.

Lord Inglewood

We fully support the Agreement as a welcome development in relations between the EU and Israel and as a positive signal of EU support for the Middle East Peace Process. We and our EU partners regularly reaffirm our view that Israeli settlement building in the Occupied Territories is illegal and should be stopped.