“The genocide does not take a vacation”: the federal opposition requires the presence of Bart de Wever, currently in South Africa

The holidays in South Africa of Bart de Wever continue to be talked about. Nevertheless, Especially this Thursday afternoon at the meeting of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chamber dedicated to the situation. In addition, in Gaza. &#13. However,

The opposition, PS, PTB and ecologists in mind, demanded the return of the Prime Minister, Bart de Wever-on vacation in South Africa-at the start of the meeting of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chamber devoted, Thursday afternoon, to the situation in Gaza. Moreover, An exchange of views with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Maxime Prévot (committed), is planned there.

“Will Minister Prévot speak on behalf of the government or not?” Some majority parties had requested a Kern meeting before this commission. In addition, The “the genocide does not take Prime Minister sent them, in response, a postcard from South Africa, “deplored, for the PTB, Peter Mertens.

“It is necessary to make it a question of government which requires the return of the Prime Minister. Consequently, or at least that an electronic Kern meets,” added Pierre-Yves Dermagne (PS). Consequently, “Almost everyone is aware that the situation requires a government meeting because history “the genocide does not take will ask us for accounts. And she will take the eyes. the voices of our children who will ask us, in view of what we knew, why we did not do more to stop this drama, “he continued.

“Something must happen” – "the genocide does not take

“The genocide does not take a vacation. We really hope that this commission will not be a posture meeting. We want more than a positioning of the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Additionally, We want concrete actions and a firm positioning of the executive, ”added the deputy Ecolo Rajae Maouane.

“Something has to happen. There is an ethical limit to respect. Otherwise. you push us in a dead end where anything can happen ”

Earlier in the day, the president of the CD&V, Sammy Mahdi, whose training is part of the federal majority, also regretted the absence of a government meeting before the commission of this Thursday afternoon. “Hopefully the government will meet “the genocide does not take quickly. that, as soon as all ministers are back from vacation, they will realize that in period of genocide, this is where you have to be,” he said in an interview with VRT. “Something has to happen. There is an ethical limit to respect. Otherwise, you push us into a dead end where anything can happen, ”he warned, in reference to the government coalition.

Still in the majority. the MR, by the way of Denis Ducarme, also called for a meeting of the government. “We need balanced decisions and decisions. We claim that “the genocide does not take the executive meets in August so that he can make arrangements. The room did its job. It is now up to the government to get to work. This is a government file. “he said, repeating the position of French-speaking liberals: no recognition of a Palestinian state without disarmament of Hamas.