GI Co-Architect Beilin represents the Geneva...

	On February 12-13, GI Co-Architect Beilin spoke at a conference in support of Israeli-Palestinian peace jointly held by the UN and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean under the banner: The urgency of addressing the permanent status issues – Borders, Jerusalem, settlements, refugees, water.

12-13.02.2010

The purpose of the meeting was to provide a forum for the exchange of views on the current state of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and encourage a constructive dialogue among stakeholders on how to create a political climate conducive to the resumption of peace negotiations on permanent status issues.

Dr. Beilin presented the Geneva Initiative in a panel entitled "Breaking the status quo: Creating a political climate conducive to the advancement of the peace process".

Conference participants included Turkish Deputy Prime Minister and State Minister, H.E. Mr. Cemil Çiçek; Jordan FM, H.E. Mr. Nasser Judeh; Head of the PLO Negotiations Affairs Department, Mr. Sa’eb Erakat; Head of the PLC Fatah Caucus, Hon. Azzam Al-Ahmad; Chef de Cabinet of the Secretary-General, League of Arab States, H.E. Mr. Hesham Youssef among others.