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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/eu-seeks-bolster-middle-east-quartet-via-arab-151540606.html
EU Seeks to Bolster Middle East Peace Quartet via Arab Involvement
(Reuters) Luke Baker and Adrian Croft - High-level discussions are underway to more closely involve Arab states in the work of the Middle East Quartet and reinvigorate the group that has been seeking to mediate in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict since 2002. The idea is to have more frequent top-level meetings with at least Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Egypt, and perhaps the UAE or Qatar, according to senior diplomats based in the Middle East and Europe. "There is an understanding that peace between Israelis and Palestinians must be embedded in a broader regional concept and for that you need neighboring Arab countries," said a European diplomat.