The new top US diplomat has devoted time and energy to trying to find a way out of the impasse and bring all sides back to the negotiating table since taking office on February 1.
He has travelled three times to the region, meeting senior Israeli and Palestinian officials as well as Egyptian, Saudi, Jordanian, and Qatari leaders, in a bid to revive the peace talks, which last collapsed in late 2010.
The Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani, chair of the Arab Peace Initiative follow-up committee, headed the delegation, which also included Palestinian foreign affairs minister Riyad Al Maliki and Arab League chief Nabil Al Arabi.
“I think it’s an important meeting, an important era, which we hope will lead to peace, a comprehensive peace between the Arabs and the Israelis,” the prime minister said at the start of the talks.
