{"id":208929,"date":"2007-08-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T19:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=208929"},"modified":"2019-03-12T19:39:55","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T19:39:55","slug":"auto-insert-208929","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-208929\/","title":{"rendered":"SecGen meets Barbadian leader, Quartet envoy – UN news item"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Secretary-General meets Barbadian leader, Middle East envoy<\/strong><\/span> <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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8 August 2007 <\/i><\/span>– <\/i><\/span>Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is holding talks today with the Prime Minister of Barbados, where last night he met with Tony Blair, the new envoy of the diplomatic Quartet on the Middle East, a United Nations spokesperson announced. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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The meeting with Prime Minister Owen Arthur will also focus on the work of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the regional economic grouping, UN spokesperson Farhan Haq told reporters. <\/p><\/div>\n

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Later today Mr. Ban is expected to meet Barbados’ Attorney-General, Dale Arthur, before heading back to UN Headquarters in New York tomorrow. <\/p><\/div>\n

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The Secretary-General’s visit to Barbados follows a two-day trip last week to Haiti, where he told journalists that he was encouraged by progress on a number of fronts thanks to the efforts of the UN Stabilization Mission (MINUSTAH) and UN agencies. <\/p><\/div>\n

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Last night, while in Bridgetown, the Barbadian capital, Mr. Ban held a working dinner with Tony Blair, the recently appointed envoy of the Middle East Quartet, the international diplomatic grouping that includes the UN. <\/p><\/div>\n

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Mr. Ban and Mr. Blair, a former British prime minister, discussed recent developments in the region and the ongoing efforts of the Quartet to bring about a peaceful solution to the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. <\/p><\/div>\n

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The Quartet is comprised of the UN, the European Union, Russia and the United States.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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