Middle East Quartet

The Quartet

Established in 2002, the Quartet consists of the United Nations, the European Union, the United States and Russia. Its mandate is to help mediate Middle East peace negotiations and to support Palestinian economic development and institution building.

The Office of the Quartet

The Office of the Quartet Representative was established in 2007 to support the work of the then-Representative, Tony Blair, former prime minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. In May 2015, and with the departure of former Prime Minister Tony Blair as the Quartet Representative, the OQR transitioned to the Office of the Quartet (OQ), reporting directly to the Quartet Envoys.

The Mandate of the Office remained unchanged.

The mandate of the Office of the Quartet is to increase Palestinian economic and institutional development and empowerment, as a support towards achieving a two-state solution. In the event of a resumption of final status negotiations the OQ would support Quartet members in their efforts to realize a successful outcome.