The European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, said that Israel has a veto against the Palestinians' right to self-determination.

Borrell's statements came during a joint press conference with the Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, and the European Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement Affairs, Oliver Varhelyi, after the EU-Egypt Association Council was held in Brussels.

Borrell pointed out that Egypt is one of the important actors in the Middle East, and cooperation with it will continue to increase.

Borrell pointed out that an agreement had been reached between the European Union and its allies in the Middle East on a “two-state solution,” which Israel announced that it opposes.

He pointed out that the United Nations has repeatedly recognized the right of the Palestinians to self-determination, and no party can deny or oppose that.

He stressed that Israel does not have the right to veto the right of the Palestinians to self-determination.

In press statements following the meeting of European Union foreign ministers in Brussels on Monday, Josep Borrell said that negotiations for a “two-state solution” in the Middle East will continue, whether Israel likes it or not.

He said, "If Israel does not want this solution, it will be difficult for it to find a place in the negotiations to build a solution. But this does not prevent other (actors) from doing so."

He added, "If the international community can prepare a solution together, propose it and agree on it, there will be a certain negotiating power."