King meets Abbas, renews support for Palestinian rights

AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Sunday met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas over process in efforts to revive Middle East peace negotiations, according to a Royal Court statement. 

During the meeting at the Royal Court, His Majesty said Jordan would continue exerting all possible efforts in coordination with regional and international stakeholders to remove obstacles facing the relaunch of peace negotiations.

He said Jordan will do its utmost to support Palestinians and help them achieve national unity and solidarity.

In regard to the situation in Jerusalem, His Majesty renewed Jordan's condemnation of Israeli policies and measures and the frequent violations against the city's holy sites.

He said the Kingdom would continue its role in protecting Islamic and Christian shrines to preserve Jerusalem's Arab identity.

For his part, Abbas briefed King Abdullah on the results of his meetings with regional and world leaders with whom he has discussed endeavours to revive peace negotiations and achieve the Palestinians' vision of establishing their independent state.

The Palestinian president commended Jordan’s efforts in supporting Palestinians.

The meeting was attended by Royal Court Chief Fayez Tarawneh, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, King’s National Security Adviser and General Intelligence Department Director Gen. Faisal Shobaki, King’s Office Director Jafar Hassan and the delegates accompanying Abbas.

In a statement to the Jordan News Agency, Petra, after the meeting, Abbas said that meeting King Abdullah is part of continuous communication and coordination to discuss Arab, regional and international causes, especially after His Majesty’s visit to Moscow.