Quartet on the Middle East

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Part of Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Arab-Israeli conflict series
Israeli-Palestinian peace process
Israel       The West Bank, the Gaza Strip and the Golan Heights1
Negotiating parties
Palestine Liberation Organization	Israel
History of the peace process
Camp David Accords · Madrid Conference · Oslo Accords · Hebron Agreement · Wye River Memorandum · Sharm e-Sheikh memorandum  · Camp David 2000 Summit · Taba Summit · Road map
Primary negotiation concerns
East Jerusalem · Israeli settlements · Jewish state · Incitements · Prohibiting illegal weapons · Israeli West Bank barrier · Jewish exodus from Arab lands · Terrorism against Israel · Palestinian refugees · Palestinian state · Places of Worship issues · Water issues
Leaders
Mahmoud Abbas · Ismail Haniya2	Ehud Olmert · Tzipi Livni
International brokers
George W. Bush · Diplomatic Quartet
Other proposals
Beirut Summit · Elon Peace Plan · Lieberman Plan · Geneva Accord · Hudna · Israel's unilateral disengagement plan and Realignment plan · Projects working for peace 1 The Golan Heights are not part of Israeli-Palestinian track 2 Rejects Israel's legitimacy v • d • e

The Quartet on the Middle East, sometimes called the Diplomatic Quartet or simply the Quartet, is a foursome of nations and international and supranational entities involved in mediating the peace process in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The Quartet includes the United States, Russia, the European Union, and the United Nations.

James Wolfensohn, the former president of the World Bank, served as the Quartet's Special Envoy for Israel's disengagement from Gaza between May 2005 and April 2006. The Special Envoy was charged by the Quartet with leading, overseeing and coordinating the international community's efforts in support of the disengagement initiative.

[edit] The Quartet principals

• The United Nations, represented by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
• The United States, represented by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
• The Russian Federation, represented by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
• The European Union, represented by the High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, Javier Solana

[edit] See also

• Road map for peace
• Russia and the Arab-Israeli conflict

[edit] External links

• US Mission to the UN archive of press releases pertaining to the Middle East
• Joint Statement by the Quartet, upon meeting in London, March 1, 2005
• President Welcomes Quartet Principals to White House, press release from meeting of the Quartet Principals on December 20, 2002