Peres Continues to Pressure France: Name Hizbullah "Terrorist"

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"Israeli" President Shimon Peres held a working meeting with French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius on Monday.

During the meeting, Peres once again brought up "Israel's" demand that the European Union recognize Hizbullah as a "terrorist" organization.
"There is clear evidence of the responsibility of Hizbullah in the terrorist attack in Bulgaria and the organization should be included on the list of terrorist organizations," Peres told Fabius.

This comes as "Israeli" pressure on the EU to add Hizbullah to the list of terror groups escalated after Burgas bombing.
However, diplomats indicated that it is unlikely that Europe will name Hizbullah a terrorist organization.
During Monday's meeting, Peres thanked Fabius for the important strategic relationship between the Zionist entity and France, saying, "The relations between "Israel" and France are very close and are based on close cooperation."
""Israel" and France share the same challenge of fighting terrorism and promoting peace," he claimed.

Last week Peres held a meeting with European Commission head Jose Manuel Barroso, during which he also urged the EU to formally label Hizbullah as a terrorist organization.

Peres claimed at a meeting held with the European body at its Brussels headquarters that "Hizbullah would only be encouraged to expand its operations unless it were labeled as a terror organization."

"If you do not take measures against Hizbullah, then they may think they are permitted" to do as they please," Peres said.
On Tuesday, Peres will conclude his visit to the EU with a foreign policy address to the plenary session of the 754-member European Parliament in Strasbourg, France.

Source: JP, Edited by moqawama.org