Solana visits Gaza, urges for reconstruction

EU foreign policy Chief Javier Solana visited on Friday Gaza strip and toured the war-shattered areas, in his first trip since the Hamas took control of Gaza.

Solana voiced support for Palestinian unity talks between rival political factions but said the bloc's final position could only be determined once they reach a deal.

"It is just a first step, let's see what happens, but in principle, as the people in Cairo know very well, we are supporting that process," Solana told reporters in Gaza City.

"Let's see what's at the end and we will talk when it comes to an end, but in principle we are supporting them," he added.

He visited the ruins of the American International School and the wasteland of Ezbet Abed Rabbo, where scores of Palestinians huddle in shanties erected on mounds of rubble that used to be their homes.

He hasn’t met with any representative of Hamas, which the European Union considers as "terrorist organization."

Source: Ramattan