On Friday, the ministerial level meeting will be held in Paris aimed at the Palestinian-Israeli settlement at the initiative of the French authorities. It is expected to take place without representatives of the conflicting sides and to help preparation for the international summit involving Israel and Palestine.
"We are finalizing the work within the quartet, so together with our friends the Unites States and Russia and the UN on the report that will be ready in the coming days that not only underlying the trends and the situation on the ground that puts at risk the situation on the ground but also includes some substantial recommendations on what the parties cannot do to get to the solution, and what the regional and international community can do to support this process, to create guarantees for the parties to engage into the process," Mogherini told reporters.
Palestinians seek diplomatic recognition for their independent state on the territories of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, which is partially occupied by Israel, and the Gaza Strip. Israel has been building settlements on the occupied territories despite objection from the United Nations.