Munich Group Explained

Munich Group or the Munich Format[1] refers to the foreign ministers of Egypt, Jordan, France, and Germany on February 2020, meeting on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, to discuss Israel-Palestine peace efforts.[2]

Subsequent meetings took place in July via videoconference,[3] [4] September in Jordan[5] and January 2021 in Cairo,[6] [7] [8] in Paris in March 2021, and in Munich on February 19, 2022.[9]

On 22 September 2022, the group met with Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, and in a statement said "with a view to advancing the Middle East Peace Process towards a just, comprehensive and lasting peace on the basis of the two-state solution"

Notes and References

  1. News: Hegazi . Sami . Egypt calls for conference in 'Munich format' to stimulate Palestine-Israel peace process . 13 January 2021.
  2. https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/french-foreign-policy/security-disarmament-and-non-proliferation/news/2020/article/participation-of-jean-yves-le-drian-in-the-munich-security-conference Statement
  3. News: A New 'Quartet' for Israeli-Palestinian Peace . July 20, 2020. September 18, 2020.
  4. https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/israel-palestinian-territories/peace-process/events/article/joint-statement-of-the-foreign-ministers-of-france-germany-egypt-and-jordan-07 Statement
  5. News: Amman's closing statement on the Middle East Peace Process. Roya news. September 24, 2020. September 24, 2020.
  6. News: Arab, European foreign ministers discuss Palestinian, Israeli Occupation peace process in Cairo. RoyaNews. January 11, 2021. January 11, 2021.
  7. News: Xinhua . Palestine says ready to work with Munich Group to revive stalled peace process . 13 January 2021.
  8. News: China.org. Palestine says ready to work with Munich Group to revive stalled peace process . 13 January 2021.
  9. Web site: Foreign ministers of Egypt, France, Germany and Jordan reiterate commitment to a just peace in the Middle East. WAFA. 22 September 2022.

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