Borrell: Guterres' Statement at UN Security Council 'Distorted'

The head of the EU's foreign policy service, Josep Borrell, has stated that the European Union fully supports UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres regarding the conflict with Israel, emphasizing that his statement made at the UN Security Council has been 'distorted', and that the UN's efforts are crucial for peace in the Middle East.

Borrell announced that the EU is 'fully supporting Secretary-General Guterres' work in promoting peace and humanitarian aid in the Middle East and around the world. His words were distorted. The UN Secretary-General categorically condemned the horrific and unprecedented terrorist acts by Hamas on October 7,' he wrote on his microblog on X.

He added that the EU fully backs Guterres and UN staff who are 'working to provide assistance to people in need for peace in the Middle East and around the world.'

It is noteworthy that earlier, Guterres had condemned Hamas' attack on Israel on October 7, but had also called for remembering that it did not happen without reason.