HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NOON BRIEFING

 BY FRED ECKHARD
  SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS
UN HEADQUARTERS, NEW YORK

Monday, July 1, 2002

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MIDDLE EAST: UN ENVOY TO ATTEND QUARTET MEETING IN LONDON 

  • Terje Roed-Larsen, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, will join the other three members of the Quartet for meetings in London Tuesday afternoon and evening.
  • The other three are U.S. Assistant Secretary of State William Burns, and Middle East envoy for Russia, Andrei Vdovin, and his Europe Union counterpart Miguel Moratinos.
  • The issues of Palestinian Authority reforms and the security situation are among a number of issues that are expected to be discussed.

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