Embassy of Jordan - Washington, DC
Information Bureau

November 26, 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Jordan's Foreign Minister Bashir to Head Delegation at Annapolis

November 26, 2007, Washington, DC - Foreign Minister Salaheddine Bashir left for the US on Sunday heading the Jordanian delegation taking part in the US-hosted Middle East peace meeting in Annapolis on Tuesday, November 27, 2007.

Jordan hopes the Annapolis peace meeting will succeed in launching real and comprehensive negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians that would tackle final status issues within a defined timeline in order to end the sixty year old conflict and establish an independent Palestinian state.

His Majesty King Abdullah II has emphasized in his conversations with Arab and Israeli leaders this week that the opportunity presented by the U.S. hosted Annapolis meeting should be "seized to build trust between the Palestinians and Israel during the coming stage to help achieve a just peace in the Middle East."