Foreign affairs minister Uri Rosenthal asked Israel to extend export possibilities from the Gaza Strip during a visit to Jerusalem on Monday.

At the moment, tomatoes, strawberries and carnations can be exported from the territory but Rosenthal wants this list extended, reports news agency ANP. He also wants the import ban on building material lifted.
Rosenthal also discussed the peace process during his visit, telling his opposite number Avigdor Lieberman and defence minister Ehud Barak that the Netherlands wants a two-state solution and that Jewish settlements are ‘an obstacle to peace’.
On Tuesday, Rosenthal is expected to meet Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He will also visit the Palestinian territories.