His Majesty King Abdullah and Saudi King Abdullah on Monday held talks on developments in the Palestinian territories and Iraq.

During talks in Riyadh, the two leaders stressed the importance of Palestinian unity and engagement with the international community to end the suffering of the Palestinians and to realize an independent Palestinian state. Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Egypt are encouraging the international community, especially the United States, to mediate an end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which is a key irritant in regional tensions and has fed radicalization in the region.

They said factional commitment to the implementation of the power-sharing deal agreement between Fateh and Hamas in Mecca can guarantee Palestinian unity and produce a government capable of meeting the current challenges.

On Iraq, the two leaders condemned attempts to fuel violence and infighting, stressing their support for efforts to preserve unity, security and stability.

They also discussed the annual Arab summit, to be hosted by Saudi Arabia on March 28 and 29.

His Majesty King Abdullah was invited to the summit on Monday.