German Chancellor Angela Merkel (2ndL) speaks at the opening of the Palestinian security conference under the eyes of (L-R) the Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, German Foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice 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