Sarkozy: France may recognize a Palestinian state

French President Nicolas Sarkozy said his state would be willing to recognize a Palestinian state if there was no progress in peace talks, L@@@Express reported on Wednesday.
"If the peace process resumed in the summer, France will say that the main parties much talk without pushing forward the schedule," Sarkozy told the French weekly. "If, conversely, the peace process remains stalled in September, France will take responsibility on the central question of recognizing a Palestinian state."
He added that Europe, the largest donor to the Palestinians, "will not remain a political dwarf in this matter." Peace "will not happen if the US does not get more involved, but the Americans will not succeed alone," Sarkozy explained.
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