Participants of a one-day Conference in Support of Palestinian Civil Security and the Rule of Law take their seats at the beginning of the meeting on June 24, 2008 at the Foreign Ministry in Berlin. Delegations from more than 40 countries attend the international conference aiming to bolster the rule of law in the Palestinian territories and create the necessary conditions for the creation of a viable state. (From 3rdL-R) European Union Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana, Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, German Foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. AFP PHOTO BARBARA SAX