‘All efforts for talks, but attacks must stop’

‘‘We will make every effort so that we can quickly hold negotiations, based on these three demands and the road map, with the Palestinian Authority,’’ he said.

Chirac reiterated France’s calls for negotiations in his opening remarks, but made no mention of Olmert’s contentious plan to unilaterally redraw Israel’s borders with the Palestinians.

Olmert, sworn in as premier last month, was aiming to get Chirac behind his plan to pull out of much of the West Bank, without an agreement with the Palestinians if necessary.

Chirac said it was essential to restore peace to the Middle East, with Israelis and Palestinians living in two states ‘‘side by side and in security.’’

STEVE WEIZMAN