Southern EU leaders hold press conference at close of MED9 summit

Leaders of European mediterranean states held a press conference in Paphos at the end of the MED9 summit, calling for an end to fighting in Gaza and Lebanon.

In a joint declaration, the leaders of the MED9 group — Italy, Spain, France, Greece, Malta, Cyprus, Slovenia, Portugal and Croatia — said they would "continue advocating for further support to Lebanon and its people, including to the Lebanese Armed Forces which are called to play a critical stabilizing role."