14/04/2010 12:10
Shimon Peres calls to re-start peace talks with Palestine
On his first day of the official visit to Paris, Israel’s President Shimon Peres called for re-starting the negotiations with Palestinians and said that a Palestinian state could be set up as it was in Israel's interest.
"A year has already gone by and it's already late. The negotiations have to be urgently taken up again and we can get to a compromise," Peres said after a meeting with French Prime Minister Francois Fillon.
"We should help create a Palestinian state; it's in Israel's interest. We need to tell our Palestinian friends that too much time has been lost towards the resumption of talks," he added.