Jordanian foreign minister says US officials still trying to move peace process forward; Australian FM states settlement activity "must cease."
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AMMAN, Jordan — Jordan urged the US to come up with a new formula for restarting Palestinian-Israeli negotiations on Sunday.Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh said that although Washington abandoned its effort for a West Bank settlement freeze, US officials were still trying to get the peace process moving forward.RELATED:Clinton's speech: Time to grapple with the core issuesNetanyahu: Barak's Washington speech is not gov't policyJudeh declined to provide details and spoke in a joint press conference Sunday with visiting Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd.Rudd said settlement activity "must cease" because it "undermines the effectiveness of the peace process."The Palestinians won't resume negotiations without a full construction freeze.The US now wants to return to indirect talks.
