German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier (C) shares a laugh with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice under they eyes of Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad as they pose for a family picture during 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