French PM Valls visits Church of Nativity

Record ID: 102283

  • Title: French PM Valls visits Church of Nativity
  • Date: 23rd May 2016
  • Summary: BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK (MAY 23, 2016) (REUTERS) ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** CAR CARRYING FRENCH PRIME MINISTER MANUEL VALLS ARRIVES AT THE CHURCH OF NATIVITY PALESTINIAN OFFICIALS WELCOMING VALLS VARIOUS OF VALLS TOURING CHURCH MOSAIC ON GROUND VALLS AND CHURCH CLERIC TALKING ABOUT MOSAIC MORE OF TOUR TO CHURCH CHURCH CLERIC EXPLAINING ABOUT CHURCH BEING RENOVATED VALLS LIGHTING A CANDLE VALLS PLACING CANDLE AT CHURCH VALLS TOURING EXTERIOR OF CHURCH FRENCH FLAG ON VEHICLE VALLS' CONVOY DRIVING AWAY
  • Embargoed: 7th June 2016 17:00
  • Keywords: Palestinians Bethlehem Church of Nativity France Valls
  • Location: BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK
  • City: BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK
  • Country: Palestinian Territories
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace
  • Reuters ID: LVA0014J15E87
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: French Prime Minister Manuel Valls visited the Church of Nativity on Monday (May 23), after he reaffirmed France's intention to hold a June 3 international peace conference to revive peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians.
    Valls arrived at the West Bank city of Bethlehem where he toured the church, currently under renovation and the place believed by Christians to be Jesus' birthplace.
    Earlier on Monday, Valls met with Israeli leaders to whom he assured Paris intentions to go through with the conference that would set the groundwork to get Israelis and Palestinians back to the negotiating table before the end of the year.
    Valls is scheduled to meet Palestinian leaders in the West Bank on Tuesday (May 24).
    Last week, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said he would attend the June 3 meeting that hopes to set out a framework for fresh negotiations.
    U.S. efforts to broker a two-state deal collapsed in April 2014, and Kerry said any peace effort would require compromise from both sides.
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