AlQa'dah 4, 1432, Oct 2, 2011, SPA - French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe and his Italian counterpart Franco Frattini Sunday expressed regret over the continuation of Israeli settlement construction in East Quds (Jerusalem), stressing that this move will prevent the resumption of negotiations between the Palestinian and Israeli sides, according to the Middle East News Agency (MENA). In a joint press conference held in the city of Bordeaux in France, Juppe called on Palestinians and Israelis to resume negotiations, expressing regret over the Israeli approval of a plan to build 1,100 housing units in East Quds. He added that “the international initiative, which called for the resumption of direct Palestinian-Israeli negotiations and reaching an agreement by the end of 2012, has not succeeded.” --MORE
