Secretary of State John Kerry has often spoken with some degree of optimism about the chance for peace between Israel and its neighbors in the Middle East. Wednesday, however, in remarks after a meeting with European Union representative Federica Mogherini in Belgium, Kerry acknowledged that the Mideast peace process “may at this particular moment be a misnomer.”
Kerry made the statement as he ran down the list of items that he and Mogherini had addressed during their working lunch, among them Libya, the Islamic State (ISIL/Daesh), Russia and Ukraine:
The most recent round of peace talks broke down earlier this year, and despite persistent reports that Kerry is attempting to restart them, nothing is currently scheduled.
Kerry is in the middle of a five day swing through Europe for various meetings and conferences which will also include stops in Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
