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The '''Quartet on the Middle East''' is a group of nations and international organisations concerned with bringing about an agreed settlement in the conflict over [[Israel]] and [[Palestine]]. Its five representatives comprise the [[United Nations]], the [[European Union]], the [[United Kingdom]], the [[United States of America]], and [[Russia]]. Since June 2007, its 'Special Envoy' to the [[Middle East]] has been former [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] [[Tony Blair]]; given his role in the U.S.-led [[Iraq War]], this appointment has been strongly criticised, particularly in Russia and the Middle East region.<ref>{{cite news|author=Staff writer|date=28 June 2007|title=Mideast press mulls Blair Quartet role|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6249408.stm|work=BBC News|publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate=12 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Staff writer|coauthors=The Associated Press|date=24 July 2007|title=Blair, on 1st trip as Mideast envoy, sees sense of possibility in region|url=http://www.ngnews.ca/Living/2007-07-24/article-329560/Blair,-on-1st-trip-as-Mideast-envoy,-sees-sense-of-possibility-in-region/1|work=The Evening News|publisher=Transcontinental Nova Scotia Media Group|accessdate=12 April 2014}}</ref>
The '''Quartet on the Middle East''' is a group of nations and international organisations concerned with bringing about an agreed settlement in the conflict over [[Israel]] and [[Palestine]]. It comprises the [[United Nations]], the [[European Union]], the [[United States of America]] and [[Russia]]. Since June 2007, its 'Special Envoy' to the [[Middle East]] has been former [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] [[Tony Blair]]; given his role in the U.S.-led [[Iraq War]], this appointment has been strongly criticised, particularly in Russia and the Middle East region.<ref>''[[Russian News and Information Agency]]'': '[http://en.rian.ru/world/20070724/69562305.html Progress in Middle East possible - Quartet envoy Tony Blair]'. 24th July 2007.</ref><ref>''[[BBC]] News'': '[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6249408.stm Mideast press mulls Blair Quartet role]'. 28th June 2007.</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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*[[Tony Blair]]
*[[Tony Blair]]


==External links==
==References==
*[http://www.state.gov/p/nea/rt/c9963.htm Middle East Quartet Statements] - U.S. Department of State archive from 2002
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*[http://ec.europa.eu/external_relations/mepp/index.htm The EU & the Middle East Peace Process] - [[European Commission]] document setting out the EU's role in the Middle East and involvement in the Quartet

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The Quartet on the Middle East is a group of nations and international organisations concerned with bringing about an agreed settlement in the conflict over Israel and Palestine. Its five representatives comprise the United Nations, the European Union, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and Russia. Since June 2007, its 'Special Envoy' to the Middle East has been former British Prime Minister Tony Blair; given his role in the U.S.-led Iraq War, this appointment has been strongly criticised, particularly in Russia and the Middle East region.[1][2]

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References

  1. Staff writer. Mideast press mulls Blair Quartet role, BBC News, British Broadcasting Corporation, 28 June 2007. Retrieved on 12 April 2014.
  2. Staff writer, The Associated Press. Blair, on 1st trip as Mideast envoy, sees sense of possibility in region, The Evening News, Transcontinental Nova Scotia Media Group, 24 July 2007. Retrieved on 12 April 2014.