France trying to restart Mideast peace talks

France's foreign minister says his country is still working to get Mideast peace talks restarted before the United Nations is confronted with a decision over whether to recognize a Palestinian state.

Alain Juppe said on Europe-1 radio Tuesday that "the status quo is untenable. The only way to settle the Israeli-Palestinian problem is direct negotiations." Juppe said that France has failed to get a timetable for new peace talks but it won't stop trying. (AP)