EU backs Kerry’s efforts in Mideast peace process

European foreign ministers expressed their support on Saturday for US Secretary of State John Kerry’s efforts to continue the diplomatic process between Israel and the Palestinians as talks faced a deadlock. “We support the efforts of Secretary of State Kerry,” AFP quoted EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton as saying. Earlier Saturday, in an attempt to refute reports that the White House sought to distance itself from Kerry’s thus-far unsuccessful efforts to mediate peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians, the administration publicly backed its top diplomat…

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