[AP] Michael Astor - The Quartet, the key international players trying to promote peace in the Middle East, met Friday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. Quartet members are also scheduled to attend an iftar - the meal that breaks the day's fast during Ramadan - with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Arab partners on Friday night. On Friday, at the request of Saudi Arabia, the UN Security Council will hold a debate at the ministerial level on ongoing Israeli settlement building in disputed territory.
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