US working with France to set new date for Palestinian-Israeli meeting

U.S. State Department spokesman John Kirby said the department is working with France to set a new date for the international ministerial meeting aiming at reviving the peace process between the Palestinians and Israelis.

“We’ve made it clear that the May 30 date originally proposed by the French would not work for the secretary and for his schedule,” Kirby told reporters at his daily briefing. 

“We’re in discussions right now with the French about any possible alternative date that might better work for the secretary.”

"I think the Secretary made clear that we welcome any constructive dialogue and ideas and solutions to get us to a two-state solution. I mean, it’s that important. It’s that important to us. It’s that important to the region, certainly to many other nations around the world. And so we welcome a good, meaningful, constructive dialogue to help us work through this problem and to try to help us come up with better solutions." 

"I don't know how else to put it. I mean, we’re interested in continuing to talk to the French about their proposals and their ideas. And as I said, when we have a better sense of what the timing could be in terms of the Secretary’s participation, we’ll certainly make that known."

"We’re certainly grateful that they (French) were willing to take into account the Secretary’s scheduling issues. And again, when we have a better sense of timing, we’ll have more to announce.

Source: MENA