08/07/2016 (Agence Europe) - EU calls on Israelis and Palestinians to cooperate with Quartet and to implement its recommendations. Concerned at the trends on the ground - continued settlement-building (EUROPE 11587) and violence - EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, speaking on behalf of the EU, called on Friday 8 July for Israelis and Palestinians to swiftly engage with the Quartet (United States, Russia, United Nations and EU) and other relevant stakeholders and implement in full the recommendations contained in the Quartet report published on 1 July (EUROPE 11585). “Such implementation would demonstrate a genuine commitment to a peaceful solution by rebuilding mutual trust and creating the conditions for direct and meaningful negotiations that resolve all final status issues”, says Mogherini in her press release, stating that the EU stands ready to support the parties in this process. (CG)