Key parties reaffirm commitment to road map to Mideast peace

The architects of the road map to Mideast peace reaffirmed their commitment to the stalled plan ahead of a Security Council ministerial meeting today where Arab nations are hoping to revive efforts to end the Arab-Israel conflict.

Leaders of the so-called Quartet – the United Nations, the United States, the European Union and Russia – met yesterday and issued a statement stressing the need for “a credible political process” to make progress toward the goal of two peaceful, democratic states, Israel and Palestine, living side by side.