Diplomatic 'Quartet' on Middle East Meets in New York

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Diplomatic 'Quartet' on Middle East Meets in New York

The diplomatic "Quartet" onthe Middle East peace process met at its senior level in New York on Tuesday.

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The diplomatic "Quartet" onthe Middle East peace process met at its senior level in New York on Tuesday.

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan attended the closed-door meeting, along with other major mediators, at Manhattan's Waldorf Astoria Hotel.

US Secretary of State Colin Powell, Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov and the European Union Commissioner dealing with foreign policy, Javier Solana, attended the meeting amid intensified Middle East conflict.

The meeting will be followed by a press conference by Powell, after his separate meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher and Jordanian Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher.

The so-called Quartet, made up of the US, the European Union, Russia and the UN, is an informal coordinating group seeking an end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

In early Tuesday evening, the secretary-general will host a meeting at his residence of the Quartet members along with the Egyptian and Jordanian Foreign Ministers and the Saudi Permanent Representative to the UN, according to a UN spokesperson.

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