Brussels, 22/07/2002 (Agence Europe) - At the last Council meeting before the summer break, the EU discussed the situation in the Middle East over dinner (on Monday), adopting conclusions that basically welcome the outcome of the Ministerial Quartet meeting in New York on 16 July 2002 (between the US, Russia, the EU and the United Nations, see Europe of 18 July, p.5). The Council felt "the meeting confirmed the Quartet's role as an essential framework for international efforts in support of...