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EU backs down on own role in Mid East

Ahead of a key Israeli cabinet meeting and a statement by the US, representatives of the Madrid Quartet – Russia, the EU, US and UN are meeting in Paris today and are set to agree the terms for monitoring the so-called ‘road map’ to peace.

The four representatives will meet on the fringes of the G8 foreign Ministers meeting taking place in the French capital today, with Israeli acceptance of the plan, the role of Yasser Arafat and monitoring of the plan at the top of the agenda.

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