(Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Palestine) Palestine hopes a French initiative to revive peace talks between it and Israel will be backed by major world powers, including Russia, saying recognition of statehood is not a 'political risk' but a 'value,' Foreign Minister Riad Malki told RT. 'We said yes, absolutely [to that idea] raised by the former [French] foreign minister Laurent Fabius. Not only had we said yes, we lobbied for it. We wanted the negotiations to start and we felt that the lack of negotiations undermines the peace process and the situation on the ground,' Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad Malki told to RT. The exclusive interview came ahead of Monday's Moscow meeting...
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