Barak sends expert delegation to Washington

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak on Friday decided to send experts to Washington to present the US administration Israel's observations on the US working document connected to the Syrian-Israeli negotiations.

Next week the team to be sent to Washington will be formed in response to the request of the US, according to Israeli Radio.

Meanwhile, the European Union Middle East peace process envoy, Miguel Moratinos, stated that cooperation between Washington and the European Union is continuous and aims at dealing comprehensively with the peace process in the Middle East in the service of peace and the interests of all sides.

In a statement to the Kuwaiti daily al-Qabas issued on Friday, Moratinos added that he had stressed in the name of the European Union the will of the European Union to maintain security and political contribution in the peace process. "We do not want our role to be confined to the economic aspect. There are certain European proposals in the political and security fields."

He added that the European Union is in continued contact with Washington to help create the necessary framework to have the Syrian-Israeli talks resumed as soon as possible.