Quartet urges Israel, Arabs to heed Egypt risk

Israel and the Palestinians should recognise the security risk posed by the turmoil in Egypt and urgently speed up peace efforts, the Quartet of Middle East peace brokers said on Saturday. 

EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton took part in the meeting along with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, UN chief Ban Ki-moon and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. "The events we have witnessed in the region mean it's hugely important they make progress in the Middle East peace process," Ashton told a news conference. (Reuters)