French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault(L) shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry after the Middle East Peace Conference in Paris, capital of France on Jan. 15, 2017. France on Sunday held an international meeting to seek ways to revive the stranded Middle East peace negotiations and to push for the implementation of a two-state solution to restore security in the region after decades of conflict. (Xinhua/Thierry Mahe)