EU working on creating maritime humanitarian corridor to support people in Gaza

Source: Reuters

EU working on creating maritime humanitarian corridor to support people in Gaza

Reuters
March 6, 2024 11:44 AM UTC · Updated 2 hours ago

BRUSSELS/NICOSIA, March 6 (Reuters) - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will travel to Cyprus this week as the bloc explores a possible humanitarian corridor through the Mediterranean island to support the population in Gaza, her spokesperson said on Wednesday.

"Our efforts are focused on making sure that we can provide aid to Palestinians," the spokesperson told journalists, adding: "We all hope that this opening (of the corridor) will take place very soon."

In Nicosia, a government spokesperson said: "On Friday she will visit, along with the (Cypriot) president, the infrastructure related to some phases of the plan."

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