Asked whether he was optimistic about peace in the Middle East over the coming months, Borrell said "a ceasefire must come and it is absolutely essential."
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00:00The EU's outgoing top foreign diplomat met with Israeli and Palestinian representatives
00:07promoting a two-state solution known as the Geneva Initiative in Cyprus.
00:12Talks come amidst the background of a catastrophic situation in Gaza
00:16and military escalation in Lebanon, where he headed to afterwards.
00:24Every day there is a toll of innocent civilians being killed.
00:28I am getting tired of issuing a statement every day,
00:33expressing concern for the people that were killed yesterday,
00:3831 days, 40 the following day, 90 the following day.
00:42A ceasefire is absolutely needed.
00:46Barel underscored the fact that both Palestinians and Israelis
00:50gathering and trying to imagine how to overcome the situation has a strong value,
00:54saying those at the event were on the right side of history.