EU Appoints Dutch Diplomat As Bloc's Special Envoy For Middle East Process - Statement

He European Council has appointed Susanna Terstal, former ambassador of the Netherlands to Iran, as EU special representative for the Middle East Peace Process, the Council of the European Union said in a statement on Tuesday.

BRUSSELS (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 18th September, 2018) The European Council has appointed Susanna Terstal, former ambassador of the Netherlands to Iran, as EU special representative for the middle East Peace Process, the Council of the European Union said in a statement on Tuesday.

"Today, the Council appointed Susanna Terstal as EU Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process," the statement read.

Terstal will be tasked to contribute to the effort for the final, two-state solution-based, settlement to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine.

"Ms. Terstal will take up her duties immediately and has initially been appointed until 29 February 2020," the Council added.

The long-existing tensions between Israel and Palestine have escalated since late March, when Palestinians launched weekly protest rallies at the border. The European Union is actively engaged in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict settlement, being part of the Quartet on the Middle East, comprising the European Union, the United Nations, the United States and Russia.