Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit on Saturday voiced his hope that U.S. president-elect Barack Obama will refresh efforts to help advance the Middle East peace.
The upcoming new U.S. administration should maintain the push to advance the stalled Mideast peace process, Abul Gheit told reporters at the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on the eve of an international Quartet meeting on the Palestinian-Israeli peace talks.
The Quartet meeting in the Egyptian resort is to pave the way for a future framework for the Mideast peace, said the Egyptian top diplomat.
The international Quartet, which groups the United States, the European Union, the United Nations and Russia, should lay the foundation for reaching a peaceful settlement in the region, said Abul Gheit, adding the U.S. administration is highly expected to exert more efforts in this regard.
The Quartet for the Mideast peace will meet on Nov. 9 for talks to evaluate the development of the Mideast peace process, particularly the peace negotiations between the Palestinians and Israel since a U.S.-hosted Mideast peace conference a year ago.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will attend the meeting.
Source: Xinhua
|
Comment
Tell A Friend
Print Format
Save Article