US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is welcomed by European Union Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana at the beginning of a one-day Conference in Support of Palestinian Civil Security and the Rule of Law 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. AFP PHOTO BARBARA SAX