WASHINGTON: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday (Jul 11) urged the West to reject “double requirements” concerning the conflict in Gaza as he joined NATO leaders in supporting Ukraine.
Spain below Sanchez has infuriated Israel’s right-wing authorities by recognizing a Palestinian state and criticising Israel’s conduct in its struggle in opposition to Hamas.
“If we’re telling our those who we’re supporting Ukraine as a result of we’re defending the worldwide regulation, this is identical to what now we have to do in the direction of Gaza,” he stated at NATO’s seventy fifth anniversary summit in Washington.
The socialist chief stated there ought to be a “constant political place” during which “we do not have double requirements”.
Sanchez stated the world wanted to press to “cease this horrible humanitarian disaster” affecting the Palestinians and referred to as for a world peace convention to push for a Palestinian state.
“We have to create the situations for a right away and pressing ceasefire,” he stated. “There’s a actual threat of escalation to Lebanon.”
Sanchez stated he additionally supported “democracy, freedom and the precise to exist of a rustic similar to Ukraine”.
NATO leaders on the summit issued a declaration that stated Kyiv was on an “irreversible” path to hitch the alliance.