Posjeta je obavljena u "okviru napora da se ostvari puštanje bugarskih medicinskih sestara i palestinskog ljekara", saopćila je Evropska komisija (EK) u kratkoj izjavi, izražavajući nadu da se "ova situacija, koja je toliko mučna a toliko dugo traje, može riješiti u duhu humanosti."
The visit was made within "the framework of efforts for the release of the Bulgarian nurses and the Palestinian doctor", the European Commission (EC) said in a brief statement, voicing hope that "this situation, which is so painful and has continued for so long, can be resolved in a humanitarian spirit."