The foreign ministers of Britain, France, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Sweden issued a joint statement against Israel, announcing they plan to impose restrictions on trade with "settlements defined as illegal under international law." They also addressed the two-state solution and stated that "Israel's actions in the West Bank undermine this possibility." According to the joint statement, "Israel must immediately cease the expansion of settlements and the powers of the Civil Administration, and ensure accountability for settler violence."