He said that due to developments on the ground across Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, any return to peace negotiations were a "challenging prospect."
Mazungumzo ya ana kwa ana yaliyofufuliwa upya mwaka uliopita, yalishindwa kupiga hatua baada ya kiongozi wa mamlaka ya Palestina Mahmoud Abbas kukataa kurejea kwenye meza ya majadiliano akipinga hatua ya Israel ya ujenzi wa makazi ya walowezi katika ardhi ya Palestina.