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France in bid to push for resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks

Xinhua, June 21, 2015 Adjust font size:

Foreign Minister of France Laurent Fabius said on Sunday that his country has provided ideas on the resumption of the Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations which had been stalled for two years.

Fabius, who is on visit in the Middle East, made his remarks in a joint news conference with Reyad al-Malki, the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) Minister of Foreign Affairs.

"The aim of my visit in the region is to provide ideas and look for peace and security," Fabius said in the news conference.

He went on saying that the the Palestinian-Israeli cause is so important, "so we will look for Israel's security and give the Palestinians their right to establish their independent state."

Fabius said he held talks, over the same issue, with Egyptian President Abdul Fattah Sisi and King Abdullah of Jordan as well as representatives of the Arab League. Fabius will later hold talks with Israeli officials.

"I came to provide ideas and listen to the responses of the involved parties to help resuming the negotiations until we make peace. These parties have to negotiate therefore we work on resuming it," said Fabius.

He clarified that there are different opinions and views among the parties, adding "therefore, we have to find proper solutions, where France provided proposals and we will listen and discuss until we start serious negotiations."

"The French ideas include a proposal of an international convoying to these talks either through groups or a certain mechanism in the final meters of the negotiations and work together until we all overcome these difficult meters."

Fabius noted that in the past, the negotiations were stuck at the final meters "because sacrifices were big according to the opinion of the involved parties, therefore we are in need for international support."

He warned of the failure of the international efforts to resume the peace talks, saying "this issue has many influences and reflections on the entire region and the countries of the world."

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