"The situation of the Middle East peace process can afford no pause," Steinmeier, who's on a tour of the Middle East, said at the press conference following his consultations with Livni.
Earlier, after a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Steinmeier said, "There is no alternative but to continue efforts to achieve rapprochement.
For her part, Livni said that unsettled Israeli domestic politics would not prevent her country from continuing peace negotiations. Prime Minister Olmert is under intense pressure to resign after criticism of his handling of Israel's military conflict with Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon last summer.
<b style="">Livni to meet Egypt and Jordan, Steinmeier to Saudi Arabia
