German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his Austrian counterpart Karl Nehammer sharply criticized the head of European diplomacy, Joseph Borrell, for his anti-Israel statements in March.

Axar.az reports that "Politiko" published information about this concerning unnamed officials.

According to information, both leaders conveyed the message to Borrell: "You should not speak on behalf of Germany and Austria regarding the situation in the Gaza Strip."

"During an EU meeting in March, Scholz and Nehammer confronted Borrell, who has openly criticized Tel Aviv over the death toll in Gaza. The rebuke of both chancellors is highly unusual. Because the role of the head of European diplomacy is to represent the EU in matters of foreign and security policy. The statements of Scholz and Nehammer were harsh and the incident took place in the presence of other European leaders.