(AFP) The U.S. on Tuesday opposed moves by Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay to recognize an independent Palestinian state, saying such recognition is "counter-productive" to achieving Middle East peace. "We don't think that we should be distracted from the fact that the only way to resolve the core issues within the process is through direct negotiations," State Department spokesman Philip Crowley said. "That remains our focus. And we do not favor that course of action. As we've said many, many times...any unilateral action, we believe, is counterproductive."
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