AMMAN —
Germany on Monday called for a peace summit on Israel and Palestine with the participation
of France, Jordan,
and Egypt,
the National reported.
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Annalena Baerbock, the German Foreign Minister, said a
four-power conference in Berlin could build on peace steps recently brokered by Jordan.
Visiting Berlin on Monday,
Foreign Minister Ayman Al-Safadi said his country supported the so-called Munich format.
"We either allow the extremists to guide the way, which will definitely lead us to a catastrophe with much more conflict and violence, or those of us striving for peace work together to prevent dangerous developments."
Safadi said the Munich group had helped to prevent the situation deteriorating further.
"The situation is very explosive," he said,
speaking through a German translator.
"We either allow the extremists to guide the way, which
will definitely lead us to a catastrophe with much more conflict and violence,
or those of us striving for peace work together to prevent dangerous
developments."
Worsening situationGermany's call came amid what Baerbock called a
worsening situation in the Middle East.
She said Ramadan was not playing out against a backdrop of
"peace, family, and joy" as would be hoped.
"It is important to keep a political approach to
solving the conflict in our sights," Baerbock said at a press conference
with Safadi.
"Our countries agree that the
two-state solution still offers the best basis for Israelis and Palestinians to live in peace, dignity,
security and self-determination."
"Our countries agree that the two-state solution still offers the best basis for Israelis and Palestinians to live in peace, dignity, security and self-determination."
She said Germany wanted to link the planned talks to the
negotiations in Aqaba, Jordan, that in February produced a joint communique
between Israeli and Palestinian authorities.
Israel agreed to stop "discussion of any new settlement
units" in occupied territories for four months.
"A meeting soon in the Munich format would be
important," Baerbock said, as she invited her
French and Egyptian counterparts to Berlin.
The Munich group first met in 2020 and has held several
meetings at the level of foreign ministers.
In talks on the sidelines of the
UN General Assembly last
year, they warned against "unilateral measures" that could close the
door to a two-state solution.
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