The foreign ministry issued a response on Tuesday to a statement made by EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell regarding Israeli aspirations to annex parts of the West Bank, calling it "unfortunate".
"The fact that the EU's foreign policy chief chose to use such threatening language towards Israel shortly after taking up office and just hours after his round of meeting in Iran, is unfortunate, to say the least," read the statement. "Promoting such policies and practices is the best way to ensure that the EU's role in any peace process will be minimal."