Failure to attain peace leads to more violence in Middle East: Jordan's king

October 28, 2010

King Abdullah II of Jordan on Thursday urged intensified international efforts to make progress in resolving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the state-run Petra news agency reported.

At a meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmad Abu El Gheit and Egyptian intelligence chief Omar Suleiman in Amman Thursday, the Jordanian leader warned that the region will remain subject to tensions, conflicts and violence if efforts to attain peace fail.

Abdullah II said creating suitable environment to resume direct Palestinian-Israeli peace talks requires halting all unilateral and provocative measures, especially the settlement activities.

The Jordanian leader stressed that coordination and cooperation between Jordan and Egypt will continue to develop a unified position to enhance joint Arab action in facing the different challenges.

The Egyptian officials conveyed a letter from Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to the Jordanian leader on latest developments in the region and obstacles against peacemaking efforts.

At Thursday's meeting, the two sides also looked into efforts exerted to overcome obstacles against the resumption of direct Palestinian-Israeli talks.

Source:Xinhua

Source: People's Daily.
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