1991 Madrid Peace Conference - in pictures

  • Heads of states and heads of delegations at the Middle East Peace Conference in Madrid on October 30, 1991. Pictured front row from left to right: Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, Spanish Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez and US President George Bush. Second row from left to right: Syrian Foreign Minister Faruq Al Sharra, Lebanese Foreign Minister Faris Bouez, his Soviet counterpart Boris Dmitriyevich Pankin, Israeli Premier Itzhak Shamir, US State Secretary James Baker and his Egyptian counterpart Amr Moussa. AFP
    Heads of states and heads of delegations at the Middle East Peace Conference in Madrid on October 30, 1991. Pictured front row from left to right: Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, Spanish Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez and US President George Bush. Second row from left to right: Syrian Foreign Minister Faruq Al Sharra, Lebanese Foreign Minister Faris Bouez, his Soviet counterpart Boris Dmitriyevich Pankin, Israeli Premier Itzhak Shamir, US State Secretary James Baker and his Egyptian counterpart Amr Moussa. AFP
  • Gorbachev delivers a speech. EPA
    Gorbachev delivers a speech. EPA
  • Bush addresses delegations as Gorbachev listens. AFP
    Bush addresses delegations as Gorbachev listens. AFP
  • Former Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Amr Moussa. AFP
    Former Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Amr Moussa. AFP
  • Former Spanish president Felipe Gonzalez delivers the inaugural speech. AFP
    Former Spanish president Felipe Gonzalez delivers the inaugural speech. AFP
  • Head of medical services in the Gaza Strip from 1957 to 1960, Dr Haidar Abdel Shafi, addresses delegates. AFP
    Head of medical services in the Gaza Strip from 1957 to 1960, Dr Haidar Abdel Shafi, addresses delegates. AFP
  • Former Palestinian negotiator Haidar Abdel Shafi. EPA
    Former Palestinian negotiator Haidar Abdel Shafi. EPA
  • Former Syrian Foreign Minister Faruq Al Shara. AFP
    Former Syrian Foreign Minister Faruq Al Shara. AFP
  • Former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir. AFP
    Former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir. AFP
  • The Jordanian-Palestinian delegation (seen from back) faces the Israeli delegation. AFP
    The Jordanian-Palestinian delegation (seen from back) faces the Israeli delegation. AFP