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Embassy of Jordan - Washington, DC
Information Bureau
jordaninfo@aol.com
202-265-1606
www.jordanembassyus.org
April 20, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
King Abdullah II discusses
Mideast peace with religious leaders
Washington, DC (20 April 2009) – His
Majesty King Abdullah II stressed on Monday the
important role of religious leaders in supporting
efforts to achieve peace and stability in the Middle
East as part of a comprehensive settlement that ensures
an end to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict on the basis
of the two-state solution.
During separate meetings with Muslim, Christian and
Jewish religious leaders in Washington, King Abdullah
also highlighted the need to strengthen values of
tolerance and joint work to resolve conflicts in a way
that ensures justice for all.
King Abdullah met with Reverend Mark S. Hanson, leader
of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, Reverend Michael
Kinnamon, general secretary of the American National
Council of Churches, Imam Hassan Al Qazwini of the
Islamic centre in Chicago and Imam Mohamed Majed of the
Islamic centre in Virginia.
He commended them for their efforts to build bridges
between faiths and civilisations and discussed ways to
encourage further dialogue and mutual trust and respect
among faiths. King Abdullah urged effective action to
protect Muslim and Christian sites in Jerusalem and to
confront attempts to change the holy city's religious
identity.
During a separate meeting with Rabbis representing the
Union for Reform Judaism, King Abdullah discussed their
role in advancing the resolution of the Palestinian
–Israeli conflict and achieving comprehensive peace. 
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