After Iran deal, EU bids to restart Israel-Palestinian talks

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) speaks with EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini before the 22nd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum session at the Putra World Trade Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, August 6, 2015. REUTERS/Brendan Smialowski/Pool

LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - Arab countries will join the Middle East Quartet in New York at the end of September to seek ways to revive peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians, the EU's top diplomat said on Friday, part of a new European diplomatic initiative.

Encouraged by Europe's role in securing a nuclear deal with Iran, the EU believes a broad range of countries could help, more than a year after the collapse of a U.S.-brokered peace push envisaging a Palestinian state co-existing with Israel.