EU says to take part in Middle East peace conference

KHANTY-MANSIYSK, Russia (Reuters) - The European Union said on Friday it plans to take part in a conference in Moscow on the Middle East peace process.

"We have talked about the Middle East, an important issue... After the General Assembly, we are going to have a meeting to push the process forward in the Middle East. It will take place in Moscow," EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana told a news conference after a Russia-EU summit.

(Reporting by Conor Sweeney; Writing by Dmitry Solovyov; Editing by Robin Paxton)