Palestinian Minister expresses hope that Czech EU presidency will contribute to peace efforts

The Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki has stated that he hopes that the Czech presidency of the EU, coupled with a new administration in the US, will help move forward the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. The comments came as the Minister visited with the Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg in Prague. The Czech Foreign Minister also added that the Czech Republic hopes to use its good relations with both the Israelis and Palestinians to move forward the peace-process, which envisions a so-called “two-state solution”.