25/06/2013 (Agence Europe) - EU backs Washington's efforts to resume direct talks. EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton underlined after the Foreign Affairs Council on 24 June that the “European Union fully supports the current efforts of the United States in support of the resumption of direct and substantial negotiations”. The Union also welcomes the personal involvement and commitment shown by Secretary of State John Kerry, she said. Ashton...