Jordan's King Urges Obama To Work 'Directly' For Peace
"I look forward to working with U.S. president-elect Barack Obama to end the (Palestinian-Israeli) conflict in the region and reach comprehensive peace based on a two-state solution," the king told editors of Jordanian dailies.
"We hope the new administration is going to be directly involved in regional peace efforts."
The king, a key U.S. ally in the region, said that Jordan, which signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1994, "will continue its efforts to end the suffering of the Palestinians," according to a palace statement.
The Middle East Quartet - the European Union, Russia, United Nations and United States - called on Sunday for Israel and the Palestinians to press on with peace negotiations, at a meeting in Egypt's resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.
The Quartet has long backed a peace deal that would see the establishment of an independent Palestinian state living side by side in peace with Israel, based on a so-called roadmap drafted in 2003.
Meanwhile, the king discussed the Middle East peace process on Sunday with visiting Austrian President Heinz Fischer.
"There is a growing need for Palestinian-Israeli peace negotiations to continue at this very critical stage," the two leaders said in a joint statement after their talks.
Fischer, whose country is poised to become a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council on January 1, is in Jordan on a three-day state visit that focuses on the peace process.
He is is to attend the inauguration of two Austro-Jordanian chambers of commerce and discuss ecology technology, particularly solar power.
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November 09, 2008 14:02 ET (19:02 GMT)
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