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The Quartet, in its statement, called on all parties "to undertake urgently efforts to expedite Israeli-Palestinian and comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace, which is imperative to avoiding outcomes detrimental to the region."
EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said: "I don't have to tell you that the events that we have witnessed in the region mean it is hugely important that we are making progress in the Middle East peace process.
"I believe that regional events should not distract us from that objective for the future. We want to see peace and stability in the region, and we believe that the Middle East peace process is an essential part of that."
After the talks in Munich, Ashton and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and UN head Ban Ki-moon agreed to meet again in March.
Envoys from the four Middle East peace mediators will seek to hold separate talks with Israeli and Palestinian negotiators in Brussels before then, as well as with representatives of an Arab League peace talks committee.
The Palestinians walked out of direct peace talks after Israel refused in September to renew a temporary ban on building Jewish settlements in the West Bank on land earmarked for a future Palestinian state.
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EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said: "I don't have to tell you that the events that we have witnessed in the region mean it is hugely important that we are making progress in the Middle East peace process.
"I believe that regional events should not distract us from that objective for the future. We want to see peace and stability in the region, and we believe that the Middle East peace process is an essential part of that."
After the talks in Munich, Ashton and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and UN head Ban Ki-moon agreed to meet again in March.
Envoys from the four Middle East peace mediators will seek to hold separate talks with Israeli and Palestinian negotiators in Brussels before then, as well as with representatives of an Arab League peace talks committee.
The Palestinians walked out of direct peace talks after Israel refused in September to renew a temporary ban on building Jewish settlements in the West Bank on land earmarked for a future Palestinian state.
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