Ramallah, 29th October 2013 - The EU Civilian Operations Commander Hansjörg Haber paid a two-day visit to occupied Palestinian territories where he visited EUPOL COPPS Headquarters and met a number of Palestinian officials and representatives of the international community.
“EUPOL COPPS is one of the best 11 civilian (CSDP) Missions” said Mr. Haber at a Press Conference with Chief of Police Major General Hazem Attallah and Head of EUPOL COPPS Kenneth Deane in Ramallah. Haber also praised the performance of the Palestinian Civil Police (PCP), one of the main interlocutors of EUPOL COPPS, adding that the techniques and drills used by the PCP are akin to that used in Europe.
Mr. Haber said that the work of the Missions in Afghanistan and Libya was complex due to the harsh security conditions, but no where the task was difficult like in the occupied Palestinian territories due to the absence of Palestinian control over large swathes of West Bank land.
During his visit, Hansjörg Haber met Palestinian Prime Minister, his deputy and minister of Justice.
