JERUSALEM (AP)–Israel Sunday welcomed the European Union’s initial reaction to a Palestinian power-sharing deal, saying European leaders remain committed to their demands of any Palestinian government – recognizing Israel, renouncing violence and accepting previous peace accords.

On a just-completed tour, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas tried to persuade leaders of Germany, France and the U.K. that the unity deal between his Fatah and the ruling Islamic Hamas, worked out this month in Mecca, fulfills the conditions and should lead to restoration of vital foreign aid.

But he received no such commitments.

German and U.K. leaders told Abbas that his new government must accept the conditions of the “Quartet” of Mideast mediators – the U.S., the E.U., the U.N. and Russia.

His warmest reception was in France, where Foreign Minister Philippe Douste- Blazy said “France will be ready to cooperate with” the new government. But he also said it must live up to the three conditions.

Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Mark Regev expressed satisfaction with the outcome.

“We understand the European message to the Palestinians is that a future Palestinian government must meet the international benchmarks in order to receive legitimacy,” Regev said, as “a prerequisite for positive movement in the peace process.”

E.U. foreign policy chief Javier Solana told Abbas in Brussels that the union won’t make a decision on aid until the new government has taken office.