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| By: israelinsider staff |
| Published: February 27, 2007 |
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A four-way summit including Israeli, Palestinian, Jordanian and Japanese representatives is set to take place next month in Tokyo, announced Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso on Tuesday.
The summit will take place on March 14, one day after Israeli Vice Premier Shimon Peres is scheduled to arrive in Japan to meet with Aso. Official Israeli and Japanese sources refused to confirm whether the two events were related.
Unofficial reports in Japan however, confirmed that Peres would indeed be representing Israel in the meeting. President Mahmoud Abbas' advisor Saeb Erekat will represent the Palestinians, and one of King Abdullah's senior advisors will represent Jordan.
As host of the summit, Aso said he hopes the meeting will pave the way for reestablishing trust and opening communication channels between the parties. "Peace is necessary for stability in the Middle East, and Japan wants to play its part in international efforts to reach it," he said.
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