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"Mr President, Commissioner, Mr Solana, I would like to focus on the Middle East and make just a few comments.
The election of Abu Mazen and the manner in which it was accomplished; the formation in Israel of a new coalition government with voter support across party lines; a new American President, embarking on a term in which he sees no need to make himself re-electable: all these factors, I think, make for a scenario that has been almost unknown in the Middle East in recent years.
Abu Mazen’s deployment of his police and his negotiations with radical groups have made it apparent that he is in a position to impose conditions that President Arafat always rejected and of which he was not capable. I see this as a reason why we now really have to make use of this particular situation.
I would therefore ask you, Commissioner, and you in particular, Mr Solana, to ensure that the Quartet should now become more than just an institution in which papers are drafted and dialogue carried on, and, with all the clout at their individual and joint disposal, should intervene in order to tell the Middle East that this is not just any old agenda, but is backed up by the entire commitment of the whole international community; as a demonstration of our desire for a solution and, at the same time, in order to show the parties that we can guarantee their security and development.
None of the Quartet’s members has the credibility in the eyes of both sides to manage all this on its own. Only if they act together will such a security framework have sufficient credibility to be capable of being accepted, so that, at one and the same time, Israel can be safe behind secure borders, and Palestine an economically viable state.
In the hope that progress may be achieved, let me make a final comment. On both sides, people want peace and rapprochement. We now have to help put together a coalition of moderates on both sides and prevent the radicals – who are a minority – from again preventing a settlement. This is in our interest, and we should therefore give it priority."@en1
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