Deputy FM Danny Ayalon met with the EU Special Envoy to the Middle East Andreas Reinicke during his first visit to Israel.
Aylon told Reinicke the “Change in the Middle East can only come from within, without external intervention. The Arab states must understand that they must compromise in order to reach a solution.” Ayalon thanked the envoy for the recent EU sanctions against Iran, but added “It is important to intensify the political-financial pressure on Iran so it will change its nuclear policy and adhere to its international commitment."