Palestinian problem the main ME issue
Jordan tells Bush
Afp, Amman
Jordan's King Abdullah II on Wednesday told US President George W. Bush that solving the Palestinian problem was the paramount issue facing the Middle East and examined with him the "dangerous" situation in Iraq, a court statement said. During a meeting at the Raghadan palace, the king "urged President Bush to reactivate the peace process through helping the Palestinians and the Israelis resume negotiations", the statement said. The king stressed that "the world realises now, more than ever, that any alternative to this would be a continuation of the cycle of violence in which both Israelis and Palestinians are the losers," the statement said. The decades-long conflict must be resolved through "international resolutions and an Arab peace initiative leading to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state side by side with Israel," the king said. "This is the logical solution acceptable on the Arab and international levels," he said. And solving the Palestinian crisis "will contribute to solving other problems in the region," he added. For his part, Bush reiterated Washington's "commitment to a two-state vision" and said "the appropriate conditions must be found and all attempts aimed at obstructing the peace process ended," the palace said.
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US President George W. Bush (R) speaks during a joint press conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki at the Four Seasons Hotel in Amman, Jordan yesterday. Bush praised Iraq's embattled premier as the "right guy" for the job and said US forces would stay in Iraq "to get the job done". PHOTO: AFP |
