Israeli Settlements
(asked on 7th February 2017) - View Source
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Israeli Prime Minister on the building of settlements.
This question was answered on 20th February 2017
The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Mr Johnson) met the Prime Minister of Israel on 6 February. They discussed the Middle East Peace Process and the UK’s firm commitment to a two state solution. The Foreign Secretary restated the UK’s position that settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories are illegal and an obstacle to peace.