Published on: 2026-04-19
Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian –
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Madrid, April 19 /Xin Hua/ — On April 21, Spain will submit a proposal to terminate the European Union association agreement with Israel. This was announced on Sunday by the Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sanchez, adding that “those who violate international law, as well as the principles and values of the European Union, cannot be partners of the EU.”
P. Sanchez made an appropriate statement at a pre-election rally in the city of Hibraleon in the southern province of Uelva on the eve of the regional elections in the autonomous community of Andalusia.
“We are doing this not because we have anything against the Israeli people — on the contrary, we are a people who are friends of the Israeli people — but because we do not agree with the actions carried out by its government,” the prime minister said.
At the rally, he again expressed Spain’s disapproval of the current US and Israel conflict with Iran, calling it a serious mistake.
In recent months, Spain has taken a more decisive position on Middle East issues, calling for stricter adherence to international law and the principles of multilateralism in the EU’s foreign policy.
The association agreement has been in effect since 2000 and serves as the legal basis for trade relations between the European Union and Israel. –0–
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