UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has invited Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia to a meeting this month of the Middle East Quartet seeking a diplomatic solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Al Arabiya news channel reported on Saturday.

The foreign ministers of the three Arab countries will join their counterparts from Russia and the United States and EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini for the talks on September 30, the UN spokesman said.

The invitation follows a decision by the Quartet in February to include Arab countries in the diplomatic effort to restart the peace process between the Israeli and Palestinian sides.

Source: MENA