Quartet sets timetable for new Mideast talks
The "Quartet" of Middle East mediators proposed on Friday that Israel and the Palestinians should meet within one month to agree on an agenda for resumed peace talks. In a statement, the Quartet said it wanted to see comprehensive proposals within three months on territory and security, and substantial progress within six months.
The aim would be to reach a peace agreement before the end of 2012, said the statement, issued after a meeting between UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. (Reuters)
