JERUSALEM (CNN)  -- Israel's new hard-line foreign minister immediately distanced himself Wednesday from the 2007 relaunch of peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians adopted by his predecessor, Tzipi Livni. Avigdor Lieberman's remarks come amid concerns about the new Israeli government's view of the peace process. Avigdor Lieberman, leader of the far-right Yisrael Beytenu movement, said the Annapolis agreement was never adopted by Israel's government and is not binding. He said Israel is bound to follow the "road map" process, started earlier this decade. The road map, put together by the Mideast Quartet -- composed of the European Union, Russia, the United Nations and the United States -- calls on Israel to stop settlement building and Palestinians to stop terrorism.
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Israel is bound to follow "road map" process instead, he says
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Annapolis Peace Conference deal isn't binding, Lieberman says
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State Department says U.S. stands by Annapolis talks
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Palestinian officials skeptical of new government's views on peace process
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