SECRETARY-GENERAL TO ATTEND ‘QUARTET’ MEETING IN AMMAN, JORDAN, 22 JUNE
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
The Secretary-General will participate in a meeting of Quartet Principals in Amman, Jordan, on 22 June.� The meeting follows the recent Aqaba Summit at which both Israel and the Palestinians agreed to begin implementing the Quartet’s Road Map.
The Secretary-General believes the Amman meeting will be a timely opportunity to discuss what the Quartet might do to help generate further momentum in the difficult search for peace.� He believes very strongly that the parties should not allow themselves to be deterred by acts of violence and terror.� They should show restraint in their words and actions, so that a revived peace process can gain traction through implementation of the Road Map.
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