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JANUARY 21, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
King Abdullah II Receives
Phone Call from U.S. President Barack Obama
AMMAN - His Majesty King Abdullah II
received a phone call today from U.S. President Barack
Obama during which both leaders discussed regional
developments as well as bilateral relations.
King Abdullah first congratulated President Obama on his
inauguration as the Forty-Fourth President of the United
States noting that he looks forward to working with the
President to address regional challenges and resolve the
Palestinian-Israeli conflict on the basis of a two-state
solution, which His Majesty believes is the only way to
ensure security and stability in the region.
His Majesty also stressed the importance of early U.S.
engagement in serious and effective peace negotiations
to achieve a two-state solution as soon as possible.
