German Chancellor Angela Merkel (2ndL) speaks at the opening of the Palestinian security conference under the eyes of the Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad (L), on June 24, 2008 at the Foreign Ministry in Berlin. The one-day international conference aims to bolster the rule of law in the Palestinian territories and create the necessary conditions for the creation of a viable state. AFP PHOTO POOL/Bundesregierung/ GUIDO BERGMANN