MOSCOW. Sept 30 (Interfax) - The foreign ministers of the Middle East Quartet members have set the goal to elaborate a final deal between Israel and Palestinians within nine months.
"The Quartet reaffirmed its determination to lend effective support to the efforts of the parties and their shared commitment to reach a permanent status agreement within the agreed goal of nine months. In this regard, the Quartet recalled its previous statements and relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions and reaffirmed its determination to actively support the pursuit of a comprehensive resolution of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict," says the Quartet statement posted on the Russian Foreign Ministry website on Saturday.
The Quartet urged the sides "to take every possible step to promote conditions conducive to the success of the negotiating process and to refrain from actions that undermine trust or prejudge final status issues."