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"We have decided to work together ... on concrete steps on the ground in the absence of the peace process in the Middle East and have decided to reutilize the Quartet's activities," European foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini told reporters after a Quartet meeting at the United Nations.
"This crisis that has been there for decades, out of all the crises in front of us, is the one that is still possible to solve," she said.
"This crisis that has been there for decades, out of all the crises in front of us, is the one that is still possible to solve," she said.
Rather than formally expanding the Quartet's membership, the idea is to have more frequent top-level consultations with Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt and the Arab League to ensure the region is better engaged at a time of tumultuous change. The Quartet also said in a statement it would "hear" other stakeholders.
"The Quartet underscored that the status quo is not sustainable and stressed the importance of both sides' demonstrating, through policies and actions, a genuine commitment to a two-state solution in order to rebuild trust and avoid a cycle of escalation," the statement said.
"The Quartet underscored that the status quo is not sustainable and stressed the importance of both sides' demonstrating, through policies and actions, a genuine commitment to a two-state solution in order to rebuild trust and avoid a cycle of escalation," the statement said.
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