Meeting of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC)

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (fourth from left) speaks at today's meeting of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC), at which the group reaffirmed its commitment to a democratic and sovereign state of Palestine, living side by side with Israel in peace and security. Also on the panel are, from left: Tony Blair, Special Envoy of the Middle East Diplomatic Quartet; Tzachi Hanegbi, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Israel; Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy; Børge Brende (Moderator), Minister for Foreign Affairs of Norway; Rami Hamdallah (third from right), Prime Minister of the State of Palestine; as well as the heads of the delegations from the United States, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).