NIAGARA, November 12, 2025 (WAFA) - Canada and the EU welcomed the agreement reached on the first phase of the Comprehensive Plan to end the Gaza Conflict put forward by President Trump, as well as the outcome of the Sharm el-Sheikh Summit for Peace held on 13 October 2025.
This came in a joint declaration following the fourth Canada–European Union joint ministerial committee meeting.
Today, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada, Anita Anand, and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission, Kaja Kallas, met in Niagara for the fourth Canada-European Union (EU) Joint Ministerial Committee (JMC) to advance the Canada-EU relationship and review progress made since the 20th Canada-EU Summit of 23 June 2025.
The joint statement said, “Canada and the EU remain united in support of a just and lasting peace for both Israelis and Palestinians, grounded in mutual recognition and respect for international law, and the realization of the two-state solution.”
It added: “We are steadfastly committed to a comprehensive, just and lasting peace based on the two-state solution in accordance with relevant UN Security Council Resolutions where two democratic states, Israel and Palestine, live side by side in peace within secure and recognized borders, recalling also the High-Level Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution in New York co-led by France and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.”
The joint statement stressed the importance of de-escalation in the West Bank including East Jerusalem, and called for an end to settler violence, including against Christian communities, to the expansion of settlements, which are illegal under international law, and to Israel’s military operation. “The Israeli Government must uphold its obligations under international law.”
Canada and the EU welcomed the agreement reached on the first phase of the Comprehensive Plan to end the Gaza Conflict put forward by President Trump, as well as the outcome of the Sharm el-Sheikh Summit for Peace held on 13 October 2025. “We commend the tireless diplomatic efforts led by the United States and the role played by regional mediators and reaffirm our strong and continued support for ongoing negotiations.”
“We urge all parties to fully commit to implementing all phases and to refrain from any actions that jeopardize the agreement. The agreement to resume humanitarian access is also vitally important, and must be implemented in full, including immediate, unimpeded delivery, access and sustained distribution of humanitarian aid at scale into and throughout Gaza, through land routes, supplemented by sea routes, and for the UN and its agencies, and humanitarian organizations, to be able to work independently and impartially.”
It added: “We also reaffirm our commitment to contribute to the early recovery and reconstruction of Gaza. We will continue to support the Palestinian Authority, including its ongoing and necessary reform and with a view to its return to Gaza, and also through the Palestine Donor Group.”
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