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Embassy of Jordan - Washington, DC
Information Bureau
jordaninfo@aol.com
202-265-1606
www.jordanembassyus.org
March 11, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
King Abdullah II Holds Talks with U.S. Vice President
Joe Biden
Leaders discuss Mideast peace efforts
Amman (11 March 2010) – His Majesty King Abdullah II
received US Vice President Joe Biden for talks on the
situation in the Middle East especially efforts to
overcome obstacles hindering progress on the ground
towards resolving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict on
the basis of the two-state solution that constitutes a
prerequisite for regional security and stability.
King Abdullah emphasized during the meeting, the need to
put an immediate end to Israeli unilateral actions that
jeopardize opportunities for peace, especially
settlement construction and other measures that seek to
change the identity of Jerusalem and threaten its holy
sites.
King Abdullah reiterated Jordan's condemnation of the
Israeli government's decision to build new settlement
units in East Jerusalem. He noted that continued Israeli
provocative measures that are rejected by the
international community undermine the peace process and
expose the region to the threat of entering a new cycle
of violence.
His Majesty, who also hosted Biden for a private dinner,
underlined the centrality of the US role in efforts to
achieve peace. He also commended US President Barack
Obama's commitment to peace as a national interest of
the United States, noting that achieving the required
progress in peace efforts requires a leading US role.
King Abdullah stressed the need for concerted efforts to
create the environment that is conducive to peace,
otherwise the whole world will pay the price of a
stalled process in light of Israeli unilateral measures
that jeopardize the opportunity to establish a
Palestinian state – a prerequisite for regional security
and stability. His Majesty stressed that the
Palestinian-Israeli conflict is the core conflict in the
region.
He emphasized that wasting the available opportunity to
achieve peace will undermine chances of establishing a
Palestinian state and push the region towards new cycles
of conflict and violence.
King Abdullah stressed the need for practical steps to
ensure progress towards resolving the
Palestinian-Israeli conflict within a regional context
that guarantees comprehensive peace in the region.
His Majesty and Vice President Biden also discussed
bilateral cooperation ties and means to expand them
especially in the economic field. King Abdullah stressed
his keenness to expand and strengthen relations between
the US and Jordan and expressed appreciation for US
support for Jordan's economy.
The meeting which also addressed regional issues of
mutual concern was attended by the Prime Minister Samir
Rifai, the Chief of the Royal Court Nasser Lozi, the
King's Advisor Ayman Safadi and the ministers of foreign
affairs and planning as well as the US Ambassador
Stephen Beecroft and the delegation accompanying US Vice
President Biden. The talks also touched on the results
of Biden's meetings with Palestinian and Israeli leaders
on efforts to achieve tangible progress in the peace
process. 
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