Agence France Presse, 13.02.04

“The German Bundestag welcomes the positive statements by various members of governments involved in the roadmap and hopes that the Geneva peace initiative can contribute to the revival of the roadmap process," it said.  It said the [Geneva Accord] made clear that there was room for compromise on the thorniest questions…

German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer, an active envoy on Middle East peace, welcomed the Geneva plan in December calling it "an encouraging signal of hope.”