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    European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana said Thursday that the Middle East peace Quartet (US, EU, UN, Russia) hopes to meet with Israel for the first time before the summer. Solana said the Quartet hopes to engage in talks with Egypt, Jorda , Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirate, the so-called Arab Quartet, in the next few weeks. Addressing the European parliament, the senior EU diplomat also said the Quartet will meet with the Palestinians.(21,40)