Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, Nov 23, SPA -- World leaders meeting in Egypt focused on Israel, Palestinians and what is seenas a chance to jump start the stalled peace processTuesday, then shifted the focus to another Mideast hotspot_ Iraq. The Quartet of sponsors of an Israeli-Palestinian peaceplan took the opportunity of an international conference onIraq for an informal breakfast meeting on their plan, knownas the road map. U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell was joined at the table by U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Palestine Liberation Organization chief Mahmoud Abbas,speaking to reporters in the West Bank Tuesday morning,said Quartet members "need to find a way to activate theroad map, and provide the necessary financial aid to thePalestinian people." Powell, who is on one of his last trips as secretary ofstate, had assured Israeli and Palestinian leaders Mondaythat newly re-elected U.S. President George W. Bush isintent on moving "forward on the path of peace, to takeadvantage of the new opportunities that are before us."--MORE1247 Local Time 0947 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/219012