Joint effort to try to resolve the Middle East conflict
At a press conference after their meeting in Washington, Chancellor Angela Merkel and President George W. Bush advocated reactivating the Quartet, saying the EU, the United States, Russia, and the United Nations need to undertake a concerted effort to help resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Speaking here for the first time in her capacity as EU and G8 President, …
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Quartet to be convened soon
Merkel indicated that the Quartet, too, is an institution that requires a coordinated approach, adding that the EU Presidency, in cooperation with the European Commission, will be willing to join in this effort. "I think it is important to make it clear to the non-constructive forces in Hamas that the EU and the United States won't allow themselves to be played off against each other," she said.
President Bush announced that a meeting of the Quartet is to be convened in the near future with the objective of promoting a two-state solution based on the recognition of Israel’s right to exist.
Document Sources: European Union (EU), G-7, G-8
Country: Germany
Subject: Peace proposals and efforts, Quartet
Publication Date: 05/01/2007