Germany's foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has voiced concern that Israel's domestic political issues may throw the Mideast peace process off track.
Steinmeier was referring to calls for Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to resign amid corruption allegations. He made the comments after holding talks in Berlin with his Jordanian counterpart Salah Bashir. Both ministers said they hoped Israelis and Palestinians would agree the basics of a settlement by the end of this year as envisaged by the 2007 Annapolis summit. Steinmeier is expected to begin a Mideast tour on Saturday. He is set to meet the new Lebanese president, Michel Suleiman, in Beirut before travelling to Israel.
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