Mideast 'Quartet' to meet in Berlin

Germany’s foreign minister will host his Russian and US counterparts and the UN secretary general next week, convening the so-called Mideast “Quartet” to discuss developments in the Middle East.

Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier will meet Russia’s Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, as well as UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, on May 30 in Berlin, said spokesman Jens Ploetner.