Embassy of Israel Briefing
June 17, 2002

Shimon Peres, the Foreign Minister of Israel, published an op-ed in the New York Times on Sunday, June 16, 2002. Mr. Peres has recently introduced renewed efforts to restart negotiations with Palestinian representatives to address the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and in the op-ed he suggests that the conflict scenario in the Middle East will no longer involve only two partners, but three: the Israelis, the Palestinians and the quartet of international partners. CLICK HERE to read about the role of the Quartet-the United States, the European Union, Russia and the United Nations-Mr. Peres has envisaged to address the century long Palestinian -Israeli conflict and resolve it.

Moshe Fox
Minister for Public Affairs
Embassy of Israel, Washington, DC