Palestinian Authority Foreign Affairs Minister Riyad al-Maliki. Photo: Roosewelt Pinheiro/ABr.

JNS.org – In light of the collapsed peace talks with Israel, the Palestinian Authority (PA) is planning a diplomatic push for full recognition by the European Union by the end of 2014, PA Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki told the Ramallah-based newspaper Al-Ayyam.

Al-Maliki said he had raised the issue before European foreign ministers, who promised to consider the Palestinian initiative favorably.