Bildt Opens Door to EU Talks with Hamas

In an interview with the TT news agency, Bildt says there is a vacuum in the Middle East now, and he thinks there is room for a more active European initiative. But, he says, a new Palestinian government with representatives from Hamas must at least indirectly indicate that it will abide by previous peace agreements and accept the right of Israel to exist.

On Monday Hamas and their rivals Fatah suspended talks on forming a national unity government, reportedly because of a lack of progress.