DEAD SEA (JT) — European Parliament President Josep Borrell Fontelles on Saturday announced plans to hold the next meeting of the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly in Jericho, as a "symbolic" gesture to show Europe's determination to help the Arab-Israeli peace process.
"Notwithstanding all the difficulties, I believe it is important that the Euro-Med Parliamentary Assembly meets in Jericho, at the core of the [Palestinian-Israeli] conflict," Borrell, a Spaniard, told a press conference at the World Economic Forum here. "It would be highly symbolic."  

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