CAIRO, March 6 (UPI) -- Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan will be invited to participate in the Quartet's next meeting, a senior European Union official said.
The Egyptian State Information Service Tuesday quoted the EU's Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighborhood Policy, Benita Ferrero-Waldner, as having said the Quartet will meet in Cairo, next month, in a bid to revive the stalled peace process.
The Quartet comprises the United States, Russia, the United Nations and the European Union. Ferrero-Waldner represents the EU in its meetings.
So far the Quartet has been demanding the Palestinian government accept Israel, renounce violence and abide by past agreements the Palestinians have made with Israel. However there are signs that some members might reconsider their position once a new Palestinian national unity government is formed and offers a new formula designed to skirt the ban on contacts with it. obstacles.
An Israeli official noted it would not be the first time that the Quartet invites Arab states to appear before it.
